From soiléirse (“axiom”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
soiléirseach (genitive singular masculine soiléirsigh, genitive singular feminine soiléirsí, plural soiléirseacha, comparative soiléirsí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | soiléirseach | shoiléirseach | soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha2 | |
vocative | shoiléirsigh | soiléirseacha | ||
genitive | soiléirsí | soiléirseacha | soiléirseach | |
dative | soiléirseach; shoiléirseach1 |
shoiléirseach; shoiléirsigh (archaic) |
soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha2 | |
Comparative | níos soiléirsí | |||
Superlative | is soiléirsí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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soiléirseach | shoiléirseach after an, tsoiléirseach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.