siollach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • siollabach, siollabhach

Etymology

From siolla (“syllable”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siollach (genitive singular masculine siollaigh, genitive singular feminine siollaí, plural siollacha, comparative siollaí)

  1. (literature, linguistics) syllabic

Declension
Declension of siollach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative siollach shiollach siollacha;
shiollacha²
Vocative shiollaigh siollacha
Genitive siollaí siollacha siollach
Dative siollach;
shiollach¹		 shiollach;
shiollaigh (archaic)		 siollacha;
shiollacha²
Comparative níos siollaí
Superlative is siollaí

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

Noun

siollach m (genitive singular siollaigh, nominative plural siollaigh)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) sonant

Declension
Declension of siollach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative siollach siollaigh
Vocative a shiollaigh a shiollacha
Genitive siollaigh siollach
Dative siollach siollaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an siollach na siollaigh
Genitive an tsiollaigh na siollach
Dative leis an siollach

don siollach

 leis na siollaigh

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

Further reading
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