sliogánach

Irish

Etymology

From sliogán (“shell”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

sliogánach (genitive singular masculine sliogánaigh, genitive singular feminine sliogánaí, plural sliogánacha, not comparable)

1. shelled, testaceous

Declension

Declension of sliogánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	sliogánach	shliogánach	sliogánacha; shliogánacha²
Vocative	shliogánaigh		sliogánacha
Genitive		sliogánaí	sliogánacha	sliogánach
Dative	sliogánach; shliogánach¹	shliogánach; shliogánaigh (archaic)	sliogánacha; shliogánacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

• iasc sliogánach (“shellfish”)

Noun

sliogánach m (genitive singular sliogánaigh, nominative plural sliogánaigh)

1. (zoology) testacean

Declension

Declension of sliogánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sliogánach sliogánaigh Vocative a shliogánaigh a shliogánacha Genitive sliogánaigh sliogánach Dative sliogánach sliogánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sliogánach na sliogánaigh Genitive an tsliogánaigh na sliogánach Dative leis an sliogánach don sliogánach leis na sliogánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sliogánach	shliogánach after an, tsliogánach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sliogánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “shelled”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “sliogánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.