Sualannach
Irish
Etymology
From An tSualainn (“Sweden”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Sualannach (genitive singular masculine Sualannaigh, genitive singular feminine Sualannaí, plural Sualannacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Sualannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Sualannach | Sualannach | Sualannacha | |
| Vocative | Sualannaigh | Sualannacha | ||
| Genitive | Sualannaí | Sualannacha | Sualannach | |
| Dative | Sualannach | Sualannach; Sualannaigh (archaic) |
Sualannacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Related terms
- Ríocht na Sualainne f (“the Kingdom of Sweden”)
- Sualainnis f (“the Swedish language”)
Noun
Sualannach m (genitive singular Sualannaigh, nominative plural Sualannaigh)
- Swede (Swedish person)
Declension
Declension of Sualannach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Sualannach | Shualannach after an, tSualannach |
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) “Sualannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Sualannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Sualannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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