sailchuachach

Irish

Etymology

From sailchuach +‎ -ach.

Adjective

sailchuachach (genitive singular masculine sailchuachaigh, genitive singular feminine sailchuachaí, plural sailchuachacha, comparative sailchuachaí)

  1. violet (color)
    Synonym: corcairghorm

Declension

Declension of sailchuachach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sailchuachach shailchuachach sailchuachacha;
shailchuachacha2
vocative shailchuachaigh sailchuachacha
genitive sailchuachaí sailchuachacha sailchuachach
dative sailchuachach;
shailchuachach1 		shailchuachach;
shailchuachaigh (archaic) 		sailchuachacha;
shailchuachacha2
Comparative níos sailchuachaí
Superlative is sailchuachaí

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 sailchuachach
radical lenition eclipsis
sailchuachach shailchuachach
after an, tsailchuachach 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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