sícigineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sícigineach (genitive singular masculine síciginigh, genitive singular feminine síciginí, plural sícigineacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | sícigineach | shícigineach | sícigineacha; shícigineacha2 | |
| vocative | shíciginigh | sícigineacha | ||
| genitive | síciginí | sícigineacha | sícigineach | |
| dative | sícigineach; shícigineach1 |
shícigineach; shíciginigh (archaic) |
sícigineacha; shícigineacha2 | |
| 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.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sícigineach | shícigineach after an, tsícigineach |
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
[edit]- “sícigineach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024