sláintech
Old Irish
Etymology
sláinte (“exemption, freedom from liability”) + -ach
Adjective
sláintech
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sláintech | sláintech | sláintech |
| vocative | sláintig* sláintech** | ||
| accusative | sláintech | sláintig | |
| genitive | sláintig | sláintige | sláintig |
| dative | sláintiuch | sláintig | sláintiuch |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | sláintig | sláintecha | |
| vocative | sláintechu sláintecha† | ||
| accusative | sláintechu sláintecha† | ||
| genitive | sláintech | ||
| dative | sláintechaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| sláintech | ṡláintech | sláintech |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sláintech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language