súch

See also: such and Such

Irish

Etymology

From sú (“juice, sap”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

súch (genitive singular masculine súch, genitive singular feminine súiche, plural súcha, comparative súiche)

1. Synonym of súmhar (“sappy, juicy, succulent”)

Declension

Declension of súch

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	súch	shúch	súcha; shúcha2
vocative	shúch		súcha
genitive		súiche	súcha	súch
dative	súch; shúch1	shúch; shúch (archaic)	súcha; shúcha2
Comparative	níos súiche
Superlative	is súiche

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

• lus súch (“asparagus”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of súch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
súch	shúch after an, tsúch	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “súch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm