Safach

Irish

Etymology

From Safó (“Sappho”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Safach (genitive singular masculine Safaigh, genitive singular feminine Safaí, plural Safacha, not comparable)

  1. (poetry, etc.) Sapphic

Declension
Declension of Safach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Safach Shafach Safacha;
Shafacha²
Vocative Shafaigh Safacha
Genitive Safaí Safacha Safach
Dative Safach;
Shafach¹		 Shafach;
Shafaigh (archaic)		 Safacha;
Shafacha²
Comparative níos Safaí
Superlative is Safaí

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

Noun

Safach m (genitive singular Safaigh, nominative plural Safaigh)

  1. (poetry) Sapphic

Declension
Declension of Safach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Safach Safaigh
Vocative a Shafaigh a Shafacha
Genitive Safaigh Safach
Dative Safach Safaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Safach na Safaigh
Genitive an tSafaigh na Safach
Dative leis an Safach

don Safach

 leis na Safaigh

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

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