salach

See also: šálách

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish salach from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sail +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠəˈl̪ˠax/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠəx/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠa(x)/, /ˈsˠal̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

salach (genitive singular masculine salaigh, genitive singular feminine salaí, plural salacha, comparative salaí)

  1. dirty
Declension
Declension of salach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative salach shalach salacha;
shalacha²
Vocative shalaigh salacha
Genitive salaí salacha salach
Dative salach;
shalach¹		 shalach;
shalaigh (archaic)		 salacha;
shalacha²
Comparative níos salaí
Superlative is salaí

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

Descendants
  • → Yola: saalvache, zalavache

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

salach

  1. genitive singular of sail

Noun

salach f (genitive singular salaí)

  1. Alternative form of saileach (“willow”)
Declension
Declension of salach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative salach
Vocative a shalach
Genitive salaí
Dative salach
salaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an tsalach
Genitive na salaí
Dative leis an tsalach
leis an tsalaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don tsalach
don tsalaigh (archaic, dialectal)

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 105, page 57

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sal (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ləx/

Adjective

salach

  1. dirty, foul

Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative salach salach salach
Vocative salaig*
salach**
Accusative salach salaig
Genitive salaig salaige salaig
Dative saluch salaig saluch
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative salaig salcha
Vocative salchu
salcha†
Accusative salchu
salcha†
Genitive salach
Dative salchaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
salach ṡalach unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.lax/
  • Rhymes: -alax
  • Syllabification: sa‧lach

Noun

salach

  1. locative plural of sala

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish salach from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sal +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɫ̪əx/

Adjective

salach

  1. dirty, foul
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