suáilceach

Irish

Alternative forms

• suḃáilceaċ, subháilceach (superseded)

Etymology

From suáilce +‎ -ach.

Adjective

suáilceach (genitive singular masculine suáilcigh, genitive singular feminine suáilcí, plural suáilceacha, comparative suáilcí)

1. virtuous, good-living, well-behaved
2. joyful, pleasant, happy

Declension

Declension of suáilceach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	suáilceach	shuáilceach	suáilceacha; shuáilceacha²
Vocative	shuáilcigh		suáilceacha
Genitive		suáilcí	suáilceacha	suáilceach
Dative	suáilceach; shuáilceach¹	shuáilceach; shuáilcigh (archaic)	suáilceacha; shuáilceacha²
Comparative	níos suáilcí
Superlative	is suáilcí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
suáilceach	shuáilceach after an, tsuáilceach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suáilceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “suḃáilceaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Entries containing “suáilceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “suáilceach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.