suthaire

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Irish

Etymology

From sutha +‎ -aire .

Noun

suthaire m (genitive singular suthaire, nominative plural suthairí)

  1. (derogatory) glutton, pig (greedy person)

Declension

Declension of suthaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative suthaire suthairí
vocative a shuthaire a shuthairí
genitive suthaire suthairí
dative suthaire suthairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an suthaire na suthairí
genitive an tsuthaire na suthairí
dative leis an suthaire
don suthaire
leis na suthairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of suthaire
radical lenition eclipsis
suthaire shuthaire
after an, tsuthaire
not applicable

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

Further reading

  • suthaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy