suanach

Irish

Etymology

From suan +‎ -ach.

Adjective

suanach (genitive singular masculine suanaigh, genitive singular feminine suanaí, plural suanacha, comparative suanaí)

  1. lethargic
    Synonyms: marbhánta, spadánta, támhach
  2. apathetic
    Synonyms: fuar, fuarchúiseach, marbh, patuar
  3. dormant
    Synonym: codlatach

Declension
Declension of suanach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative suanach shuanach suanacha;
shuanacha²
Vocative shuanaigh suanacha
Genitive suanaí suanacha suanach
Dative suanach;
shuanach¹		 shuanach;
shuanaigh (archaic)		 suanacha;
shuanacha²
Comparative níos suanaí
Superlative is suanaí

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
suanach shuanach
after an, tsuanach		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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