subhach
Irish
Alternative forms
- subhaidh
Etymology
From Old Irish subach; etymologically analyzable as subha + -ach.
Adjective
subhach (genitive singular masculine subhaigh, genitive singular feminine subhaí, plural subhacha, comparative subhaí)
Declension
Declension of subhach
| 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
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| subhach | shubhach after an, tsubhach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “subach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “suḃaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 701.
- "subhach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “subhach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “subhach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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