Sámach

Irish

Etymology

From Sámi (+ -ach), from one of the Sami languages.

Adjective

Sámach (genitive singular masculine Sámaigh, genitive singular feminine Sámaí, plural Sámacha, not comparable)

1. Sami, Lapp, Lappish

   Synonym: Laplannach

Declension

Declension of Sámach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	Sámach	Shámach	Sámacha; Shámacha2
vocative	Shámaigh		Sámacha
genitive		Sámaí	Sámacha	Sámach
dative	Sámach; Shámach1	Shámach; Shámaigh (archaic)	Sámacha; Shámacha2
Comparative	níos Sámaí
Superlative	is Sámaí

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

• An Laplainn f (“Lapland, Saamiland, Samiland, Sápmi”)
• Laplainnis f, Sáimis f (“Sami, Lapp, Lappish”) (language)

Noun

Sámach m (genitive singular Sámaigh, nominative plural Sámaigh)

1. Sami, Lapp, Laplander

   Synonym: Laplannach

Declension

Declension of Sámach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative Sámach Sámaigh vocative a Shámaigh a Shámacha genitive Sámaigh Sámach dative Sámach Sámaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an Sámach na Sámaigh genitive an tSámaigh na Sámach dative leis an Sámach don Sámach leis na Sámaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sámach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sámach	Shámach after an, tSámach	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

• “Sámach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025