sofheicseanach
Irish
Etymology
Blend of sofheicthe + feicseanach.
Adjective
sofheicseanach (genitive singular masculine sofheicseanaigh, genitive singular feminine sofheicseanaí, plural sofheicseanacha, comparative sofheicseanaí)
- Alternative form of sofheicthe (“visible; manifest, obvious”)
Declension
Declension of sofheicseanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sofheicseanach | shofheicseanach | sofheicseanacha; shofheicseanacha² | |
| Vocative | shofheicseanaigh | sofheicseanacha | ||
| Genitive | sofheicseanaí | sofheicseanacha | sofheicseanach | |
| Dative | sofheicseanach; shofheicseanach¹ |
shofheicseanach; shofheicseanaigh (archaic) |
sofheicseanacha; shofheicseanacha² | |
| Comparative | níos sofheicseanaí | |||
| Superlative | is sofheicseanaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sofheicseanach | shofheicseanach after an, tsofheicseanach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "sofheicthe" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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