Safach

Irish

Etymology

From Safó (“Sappho”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Safach (genitive singular masculine Safaigh, genitive singular feminine Safaí, plural Safacha, not comparable)

1. (poetry, etc.) Sapphic

Declension

Declension of Safach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Safach	Shafach	Safacha; Shafacha2
vocative	Shafaigh		Safacha
genitive		Safaí	Safacha	Safach
dative	Safach; Shafach1	Shafach; Shafaigh (archaic)	Safacha; Shafacha2
Comparative	níos Safaí
Superlative	is Safaí

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

Noun

Safach m (genitive singular Safaigh, nominative plural Safaigh)

1. (poetry) Sapphic

Declension

Declension of Safach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Safach Safaigh vocative a Shafaigh a Shafacha genitive Safaigh Safach dative Safach Safaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Safach na Safaigh genitive an tSafaigh na Safach dative leis an Safach don Safach leis na Safaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Safach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Safach	Shafach after an, tSafach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Safach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Safach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm