santach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish santach; cognate with Scottish Gaelic sanntach. By surface analysis, saint + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈsˠaun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈsˠainʲtʲəx/[1] (corresponding to the form sainteach)
Adjective
[edit]santach (genitive singular masculine santaigh, genitive singular feminine santaí, plural santacha, comparative santaí)
- covetous, avaricious
- greedy, grasping, acquisitive
- eager [with chun ‘for’]
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | santach | santach | santacha; santacha2 | |
| vocative | santaigh | santacha | ||
| genitive | santaí | santacha | santach | |
| dative | santach; santach1 |
santach; santaigh (archaic) |
santacha; santacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos santaí | |||
| Superlative | is santaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| santach | shantach after an, tsantach |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 162, page 82
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sainnteaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 588
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sanntaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 592
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “santach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN