Somálach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSomáil +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Somálach (genitive singular masculine Somálaigh, genitive singular feminine Somálaí, plural Somálacha, not comparable)

1. Somali

Declension

Declension of Somálach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	Somálach	Somálach	Somálacha
vocative	Somálaigh		Somálacha
genitive		Somálaí	strong noun	weak noun
			Somálacha	Somálach
dative	Somálach	Somálach; Somálaigh (archaic)	Somálacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Poblacht na Somáile (“the Republic of Somalia”)

Noun

Somálach m (genitive singular Somálaigh, nominative plural Somálaigh)

1. Somali person

Declension

Declension of Somálach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Somálach Somálaigh vocative a Shomálaigh a Shomálacha genitive Somálaigh Somálach dative Somálach Somálaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Somálach na Somálaigh genitive an tSomálaigh na Somálach dative leis an Somálach don Somálach leis na Somálaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Somálach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Somálach	Shomálach after an, tSomálach	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

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