subhach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish subach; etymologically analyzable as subha + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]subhach (genitive singular masculine subhaigh, genitive singular feminine subhaí, plural subhacha, comparative subhaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | subhach | shubhach | subhacha; shubhacha2 | |
| vocative | shubhaigh | subhacha | ||
| genitive | subhaí | subhacha | subhach | |
| dative | subhach; shubhach1 |
shubhach; shubhaigh (archaic) |
subhacha; shubhacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos subhaí | |||
| Superlative | is subhaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| subhach | shubhach after an, tsubhach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “subach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 701
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “subhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “subhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “subhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75
