Somálach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSomáil +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Somálach (genitive singular masculine Somálaigh, genitive singular feminine Somálaí, plural Somálacha, not comparable)

  1. Somali

Declension
Declension of Somálach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Somálach Somálach Somálacha
Vocative Somálaigh Somálacha
Genitive Somálaí Somálacha Somálach
Dative Somálach Somálach;
Somálaigh (archaic)		 Somálacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Noun

Somálach m (genitive singular Somálaigh, nominative plural Somálaigh)

  1. Somali person

Declension
Declension of Somálach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Somálach Somálaigh
Vocative a Shomálaigh a Shomálacha
Genitive Somálaigh Somálach
Dative Somálach Somálaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Somálach na Somálaigh
Genitive an tSomálaigh na Somálach
Dative leis an Somálach

don Somálach

 leis na Somálaigh

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

Further reading
  • Entries containing “Somálach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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