suthaire

Irish

Etymology

From sutha +‎ -aire [from 19th c.].

Noun

suthaire m (genitive singular suthaire, nominative plural suthairí)

  1. (derogatory) glutton, pig (greedy person)

Declension
Declension of suthaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative suthaire suthairí
Vocative a shuthaire a shuthairí
Genitive suthaire suthairí
Dative suthaire suthairí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an suthaire na suthairí
Genitive an tsuthaire na suthairí
Dative leis an suthaire

don suthaire

 leis na suthairí

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

Further reading
  • “suthaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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