santach
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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]Declension of santach
| 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]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| santach | shantach after an, tsantach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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