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• suḃáilceaċ, subháilceach (superseded)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

Mutated forms of suáilceach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
suáilceach	shuáilceach after an, tsuáilceach	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

• 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suáilceach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “suáilceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024