sochomhairleach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish sochomairlech.[1] By surface analysis, so- + comhairle +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔˌxoːɾˠl̠ʲa(x)/[2]

Adjective

sochomhairleach (genitive singular masculine sochomhairligh, genitive singular feminine sochomhairlí, plural sochomhairleacha, comparative sochomhairlí)

  1. tractable, easy to advise, ready to take advice

Declension

Declension of sochomhairleach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sochomhairleach shochomhairleach sochomhairleacha;
shochomhairleacha2
vocative shochomhairligh sochomhairleacha
genitive sochomhairlí sochomhairleacha sochomhairleach
dative sochomhairleach;
shochomhairleach1 		shochomhairleach;
shochomhairligh (archaic) 		sochomhairleacha;
shochomhairleacha2
Comparative níos sochomhairlí
Superlative is sochomhairlí

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

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sochomhairleach
radical lenition eclipsis
sochomhairleach shochomhairleach
after an, tsochomhairleach 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 so, su (c)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

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