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sonach
sonach
Irish
Adjective
sonach (genitive singular masculine sonaigh, genitive singular feminine sonaí, plural sonacha, comparative sonaí)
Declension
Declension of sonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sonach | sonach¹ | sonacha³ | |
| Vocative | sonaigh¹ | sonach¹ | sonacha | |
| Genitive | sonaigh¹ | sonaí (obsolete) sonaighe |
sonacha | sonach |
| Dative | sonach² | sonach¹ (archaic) sonaigh¹ |
sonacha³ | |
| Comparative | sonaí (obsolete) sonaighe |
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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.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sonach | shonach after an, tsonach |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||