soiléirseach

Irish

Etymology

From soiléirse (“axiom”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

soiléirseach (genitive singular masculine soiléirsigh, genitive singular feminine soiléirsí, plural soiléirseacha, comparative soiléirsí)

1. axiomatic

Declension

Declension of soiléirseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	soiléirseach	shoiléirseach	soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha2
vocative	shoiléirsigh		soiléirseacha
genitive		soiléirsí	soiléirseacha	soiléirseach
dative	soiléirseach; shoiléirseach1	shoiléirseach; shoiléirsigh (archaic)	soiléirseacha; shoiléirseacha2
Comparative	níos soiléirsí
Superlative	is soiléirsí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• aicsímeach
• aicsímiteach

Related terms

• aicsím f (“axiom”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of soiléirseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soiléirseach	shoiléirseach after an, tsoiléirseach	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) “soiléirseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN