salach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish salach from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos; synchronically sail +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠəˈl̪ˠax/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠalˠax/, /ˈsˠalˠa(h)/

Adjective

salach (genitive singular masculine salaigh, genitive singular feminine salaí, plural salacha, comparative salaí)

  1. dirty

Declension
Declension of salach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative salach shalach salacha;
shalacha²
Vocative shalaigh salacha
Genitive salaí salacha salach
Dative salach;
shalach¹		 shalach;
shalaigh (archaic)		 salacha;
shalacha²
Comparative níos salaí
Superlative is salaí

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
salach shalach
after an, tsalach		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɫ̪əx/

Adjective

salach

  1. dirty, foul
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