salach

See also: šálách

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠəˈl̪ˠax/
  • (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

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.

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salākos; 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; surface analysis sal +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɫ̪əx/

Adjective

salach

  1. dirty, foul
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