suanach

Irish

Etymology

From suan +‎ -ach.

Adjective

suanach (genitive singular masculine suanaigh, genitive singular feminine suanaí, plural suanacha, comparative suanaí)

1. lethargic

   Synonyms: marbhánta, spadánta, támhach

2. apathetic

   Synonyms: fuar, fuarchúiseach, marbh, patuar

3. dormant

   Synonym: codlatach

Declension

Declension of suanach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	suanach	shuanach	suanacha; shuanacha2
vocative	shuanaigh		suanacha
genitive		suanaí	suanacha	suanach
dative	suanach; shuanach1	shuanach; shuanaigh (archaic)	suanacha; shuanacha2
Comparative	níos suanaí
Superlative	is suanaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of suanach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
suanach	shuanach after an, tsuanach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.