suáilceas

Irish

Alternative forms

• subháilceas (superseded)

Etymology

From suáilce (“virtue; joy, pleasure, happiness”) +‎ -as.

Noun

suáilceas m (genitive singular suáilcis)

1. virtuousness
2. pleasantness, happiness, contentment
3. sociability

   Synonyms: caidreamhacht, caidriúlacht, coimhirse, cuideachtúlacht, daonchaire, tíriúlacht

Declension

Declension of suáilceas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative suáilceas Vocative a shuáilcis Genitive suáilcis Dative suáilceas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an suáilceas Genitive an tsuáilcis Dative leis an suáilceas don suáilceas

Related terms

• suáilceach (“virtuous, good-living; joyful, pleasant, happy”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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