sailchuachach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From sailchuach +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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sailchuachach (genitive singular masculine sailchuachaigh, genitive singular feminine sailchuachaí, plural sailchuachacha, comparative sailchuachaí)

  1. violet (color)
    Synonym: corcairghorm

Declension

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Declension of sailchuachach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative sailchuachach shailchuachach sailchuachacha;
shailchuachacha²
Vocative shailchuachaigh sailchuachacha
Genitive sailchuachaí sailchuachacha sailchuachach
Dative sailchuachach;
shailchuachach¹ 		shailchuachach;
shailchuachaigh (archaic) 		sailchuachacha;
shailchuachacha²
Comparative níos sailchuachaí
Superlative is sailchuachaí

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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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sailchuachach shailchuachach
after an, tsailchuachach 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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