samhnasach
See also: samhnásach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From samhnas (“nausea; disgust”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]samhnasach (genitive singular masculine samhnasaigh, genitive singular feminine samhnasaí, plural samhnasacha, comparative samhnasaí)
- nauseating, disgusting
- easily nauseated, queasy, squeamish
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | samhnasach | shamhnasach | samhnasacha; shamhnasacha2 | |
| vocative | shamhnasaigh | samhnasacha | ||
| genitive | samhnasaí | samhnasacha | samhnasach | |
| dative | samhnasach; shamhnasach1 |
shamhnasach; shamhnasaigh (archaic) |
samhnasacha; shamhnasacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos samhnasaí | |||
| Superlative | is samhnasaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| samhnasach | shamhnasach after an, tsamhnasach |
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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhnasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “samhnasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “samhnasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024