saothrach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From saothar (“work, labour; toil, exertion; stress, effort”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
saothrach (genitive singular masculine saothraigh, genitive singular feminine saothraí, plural saothracha, comparative saothraí)
- laborious, toilsome
- labored (of breathing)
- hardworking, industrious
Declension[edit]
Declension of saothrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | saothrach | shaothrach | saothracha; shaothracha² | |
Vocative | shaothraigh | saothracha | ||
Genitive | saothraí | saothracha | saothrach | |
Dative | saothrach; shaothrach¹ |
shaothrach; shaothraigh (archaic) |
saothracha; shaothracha² | |
Comparative | níos saothraí | |||
Superlative | is saothraí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saothrach | shaothrach after an, tsaothrach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saothrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- Entries containing “saothrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saothrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
saothrach
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
saothrach | shaothrach after "an", t-saothrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |