sámhasach

Irish

Etymology

From sámhas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠoːmˠəsˠax/[1] (as if spelled sómasach)

Adjective

sámhasach (genitive singular masculine sámhasaigh, genitive singular feminine sámhasaí, plural sámhasacha, comparative sámhasaí)

  1. pleasant

Declension

Declension of sámhasach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sámhasach shámhasach sámhasacha;
shámhasacha2
vocative shámhasaigh sámhasacha
genitive sámhasaí sámhasacha sámhasach
dative sámhasach;
shámhasach1 		shámhasach;
shámhasaigh (archaic) 		sámhasacha;
shámhasacha2
Comparative níos sámhasaí
Superlative is sámhasaí

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 sámhasach
radical lenition eclipsis
sámhasach shámhasach
after an, tsámhasach 		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. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 294, page 104

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