santach

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish santach; cognate with Scottish Gaelic sanntach. By surface analysis, saint +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

santach (genitive singular masculine santaigh, genitive singular feminine santaí, plural santacha, comparative santaí)

  1. covetous, avaricious
  2. greedy, grasping, acquisitive
  3. eager [+ chun (object) = for]

Declension[edit]

Declension of santach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative santach santach santacha;
santacha²
Vocative santaigh santacha
Genitive santaí santacha santach
Dative santach;
santach¹ 		santach;
santaigh (archaic) 		santacha;
santacha²
Comparative níos santaí
Superlative is santaí

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

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82

Further reading[edit]

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