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smutach
smutach
Irish
Adjective
smutach (genitive singular masculine smutaigh, genitive singular feminine smutaí, plural smutacha, comparative smutaí)
Declension
Declension of smutach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | smutach | smutach¹ | smutacha³ | |
| Vocative | smutaigh¹ | smutach¹ | smutacha | |
| Genitive | smutaigh¹ | smutaí (obsolete) smutaighe |
smutacha | smutach |
| Dative | smutach² | smutach¹ (archaic) smutaigh¹ |
smutacha³ | |
| Comparative | smutaí (obsolete) smutaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- smutachán m (“snouty person; pug-nosed person; sulky person”)
References
- "smutach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.