saothrach
Irish
Etymology
saothar (“work, labour; toil, exertion; stress, effort”) + -ach
Adjective
saothrach
- laborious, toilsome
- (of breathing) labored
- hardworking, industrious
Declension
Declension of saothrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saothrach | shaothrach | saothracha; shaothracha² | |
| Vocative | shaothraigh | saothracha | ||
| Genitive | saothraí | saothracha | saothrach | |
| Dative | saothrach; shaothrach¹ |
shaothrach; shaothraigh (archaic) |
saothracha; shaothracha² | |
| Comparative | níos saothraí | |||
| Superlative | is saothraí | |||
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 |
| saothrach | shaothrach after an, tsaothrach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
saothrach
- genitive singular of saothair
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