sochaíoch

Irish

Etymology

From sochaí +‎ -ach.

Adjective

sochaíoch (genitive singular masculine sochaíoch, genitive singular feminine sochaíche, plural sochaíocha, comparative sochaíche)

  1. societal

Declension

Declension of sochaíoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sochaíoch shochaíoch sochaíocha;
shochaíocha2
vocative shochaíoch sochaíocha
genitive sochaíche sochaíocha sochaíoch
dative sochaíoch;
shochaíoch1
shochaíoch sochaíocha;
shochaíocha2
Comparative níos sochaíche
Superlative is sochaíche

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 sochaíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
sochaíoch shochaíoch
after an, tsochaíoch
not applicable

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

Further reading

  • sochaíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025