From siolla (“syllable”) + -ach.
siollach (genitive singular masculine siollaigh, genitive singular feminine siollaí, plural siollacha, comparative siollaí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | siollach | shiollach | siollacha; shiollacha² | |
Vocative | shiollaigh | siollacha | ||
Genitive | siollaí | siollacha | siollach | |
Dative | siollach; shiollach¹ |
shiollach; shiollaigh (archaic) |
siollacha; shiollacha² | |
Comparative | níos siollaí | |||
Superlative | is siollaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
siollach m (genitive singular siollaigh, nominative plural siollaigh)
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
siollach | shiollach after an, tsiollach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |