síorghlas
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From síor- + glas (compare Manx sheer-ghlass).
Adjective
[edit]síorghlas (genitive singular masculine síorghlais, genitive singular feminine síorghlaise, plural síorghlasa, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | síorghlas | shíorghlas | síorghlasa; shíorghlasa2 | |
| vocative | shíorghlais | síorghlasa | ||
| genitive | síorghlaise | síorghlasa | síorghlas | |
| dative | síorghlas; shíorghlas1 |
shíorghlas; shíorghlais (archaic) |
síorghlasa; shíorghlasa2 | |
| 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| síorghlas | shíorghlas after an, tsíorghlas |
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]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síorghlas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síorghlas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “síorghlas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024