Slavach

See also: slávach and slávách

Irish

Etymology

From English Slav (+ -ach), which see for more.

Adjective

Slavach (genitive singular masculine Slavaigh, genitive singular feminine Slavaí, plural Slavacha, not comparable)

1. Slavic, Slavonic

Declension

Declension of Slavach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	Slavach	Shlavach	Slavacha; Shlavacha2
vocative	Shlavaigh		Slavacha
genitive		Slavaí	Slavacha	Slavach
dative	Slavach; Shlavach1	Shlavach; Shlavaigh (archaic)	Slavacha; Shlavacha2
Comparative	níos Slavaí
Superlative	is Slavaí

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

Synonyms

• (Slavonic): Slavónach

Related terms

• Slavais

Noun

Slavach m (genitive singular Slavaigh, nominative plural Slavaigh)

1. Slav

Declension

Declension of Slavach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative Slavach Slavaigh vocative a Shlavaigh a Shlavacha genitive Slavaigh Slavach dative Slavach Slavaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an Slavach na Slavaigh genitive an tSlavaigh na Slavach dative leis an Slavach don Slavach leis na Slavaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Slavach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Slavach	Shlavach after an, tSlavach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Slavach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Slavach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Slavach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025