spleáchas

Irish

Alternative forms

• spledachus, spleadhachus (obsolete)
• spleadhachas (superseded)

Etymology

From spleách (“dependent, subservient; obsequious”) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲlʲaːxəsˠ/

Noun

spleáchas m (genitive singular spleáchais)

1. dependence, subservience
2. flattery

Declension

Declension of spleáchas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative spleáchas vocative a spleáchais genitive spleáchais dative spleáchas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an spleáchas genitive an spleáchais dative leis an spleáchas don spleáchas

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spledachus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spleáḋaċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spleáchas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “spleáchas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “spleáchas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024