Slavónach

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, adapted to the adjectival suffix -ach.

Adjective

Slavónach (genitive singular masculine Slavónaigh, genitive singular feminine Slavónaí, plural Slavónacha, not comparable)

1. Slavonic

Declension

Declension of Slavónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Slavónach	Shlavónach	Slavónacha; Shlavónacha²
Vocative	Shlavónaigh		Slavónacha
Genitive		Slavónaí	Slavónacha	Slavónach
Dative	Slavónach; Shlavónach¹	Shlavónach; Shlavónaigh (archaic)	Slavónacha; Shlavónacha²
Comparative	níos Slavónaí
Superlative	is Slavónaí

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

Related terms

• Slavach (“Slavonic, Slavonian”, adjective)
• Slavach m (“Slav”)
• Slavais f (“the Slavonic language”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Slavónach	Shlavónach after an, tSlavónach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Slavónach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm