Sámach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Sámi (+ -ach), from one of the Sami languages.

Adjective

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Sámach (genitive singular masculine Sámaigh, genitive singular feminine Sámaí, plural Sámacha, not comparable)

  1. Sami, Lapp, Lappish
    Synonym: Laplannach

Declension

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Declension of Sámach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Sámach Shámach Sámacha;
Shámacha2
vocative Shámaigh Sámacha
genitive Sámaí Sámacha Sámach
dative Sámach;
Shámach1
Shámach;
Shámaigh (archaic)
Sámacha;
Shámacha2
Comparative níos Sámaí
Superlative is Sámaí

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

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Noun

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Sámach m (genitive singular Sámaigh, nominative plural Sámaigh)

  1. Sami, Lapp, Laplander
    Synonym: Laplannach

Declension

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Declension of Sámach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Sámach Sámaigh
vocative a Shámaigh a Shámacha
genitive Sámaigh Sámach
dative Sámach Sámaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Sámach na Sámaigh
genitive an tSámaigh na Sámach
dative leis an Sámach
don Sámach
leis na Sámaigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Sámach
radical lenition eclipsis
Sámach Shámach
after an, tSámach
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • Sámach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024