suntasach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From suntas (“notice, attention; significance, signification”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

suntasach (genitive singular masculine suntasaigh, genitive singular feminine suntasaí, plural suntasacha, comparative suntasaí)

  1. noticeable, distinctive
  2. significant
    Synonym: tábhachtach
  3. appreciable, sizeable
  4. salient, significant
  5. synonym of suaithinseach

Declension

Declension of suntasach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative suntasach shuntasach suntasacha;
shuntasacha2
vocative shuntasaigh suntasacha
genitive suntasaí suntasacha suntasach
dative suntasach;
shuntasach1 		shuntasach;
shuntasaigh (archaic) 		suntasacha;
shuntasacha2
Comparative níos suntasaí
Superlative is suntasaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of suntasach
radical lenition eclipsis
suntasach shuntasach
after an, tsuntasach 		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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