seoigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • seoidh, seóidh, seóigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From seó (“show”) (from English show) + -igh (adjectival suffix), alternative form of -í.

Pronunciation

Adjective

seoigh (genitive singular feminine seoighe, plural seoighe, comparative seoighe)

  1. excellent, grand, wonderful, great
    go seoigh ― swimmingly

Declension

Declension of seoigh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative seoigh sheoigh seoighe;
sheoighe2
vocative sheoigh seoighe
genitive seoighe seoighe seoigh
dative seoigh;
sheoigh1 		sheoigh seoighe;
sheoighe2
Comparative níos seoighe
Superlative is seoighe

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

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