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Saimbiach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Saimbia +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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Saimbiach (genitive singular masculine Saimbiaigh, genitive singular feminine Saimbiaiche, plural Saimbiacha, not comparable)

  1. Zambian
  2. (nominalized) Zambian (person)

Declension

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Declension of Saimbiach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Saimbiach Shaimbiach Saimbiacha;
Shaimbiacha2
vocative Shaimbiaigh Saimbiacha
genitive Saimbiaiche Saimbiacha Saimbiach
dative Saimbiach;
Shaimbiach1
Shaimbiach;
Shaimbiaigh (archaic)
Saimbiacha;
Shaimbiacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Saimbiach
radical lenition eclipsis
Saimbiach Shaimbiach
after an, tSaimbiach
not applicable

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