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sámhasach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From sámhas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sámhasach (genitive singular masculine sámhasaigh, genitive singular feminine sámhasaí, plural sámhasacha, comparative sámhasaí)

  1. pleasant

Declension

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Declension of sámhasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative sámhasach shámhasach sámhasacha;
shámhasacha2
vocative shámhasaigh sámhasacha
genitive sámhasaí sámhasacha sámhasach
dative sámhasach;
shámhasach1 		shámhasach;
shámhasaigh (archaic) 		sámhasacha;
shámhasacha2
Comparative níos sámhasaí
Superlative is sámhasaí

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 sámhasach
radical lenition eclipsis
sámhasach shámhasach
after an, tsámhasach 		not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104

Further reading

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