suáilceach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From suáilce +‎ -ach.

Adjective

suáilceach (genitive singular masculine suáilcigh, genitive singular feminine suáilcí, plural suáilceacha, comparative suáilcí)

  1. virtuous, good-living, well-behaved
  2. joyful, pleasant, happy

Declension

Declension of suáilceach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative suáilceach shuáilceach suáilceacha;
shuáilceacha2
vocative shuáilcigh suáilceacha
genitive suáilcí suáilceacha suáilceach
dative suáilceach;
shuáilceach1 		shuáilceach;
shuáilcigh (archaic) 		suáilceacha;
shuáilceacha2
Comparative níos suáilcí
Superlative is suáilcí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of suáilceach
radical lenition eclipsis
suáilceach shuáilceach
after an, tsuáilceach 		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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