siollach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From siolla (“syllable”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siollach (genitive singular masculine siollaigh, genitive singular feminine siollaí, plural siollacha, comparative siollaí)

  1. (literature, linguistics) syllabic

Declension

Declension of siollach
singular plural (m/f)
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.

Noun

siollach m (genitive singular siollaigh, nominative plural siollaigh)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) sonant

Declension

Declension of siollach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative siollach siollaigh
vocative a shiollaigh a shiollacha
genitive siollaigh siollach
dative siollach siollaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an siollach na siollaigh
genitive an tsiollaigh na siollach
dative leis an siollach
don siollach 		leis na siollaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of siollach
radical lenition eclipsis
siollach shiollach
after an, tsiollach 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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