subhach

Irish

Alternative forms

• subhaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish subach; etymologically analyzable as subha +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠʊa(x)/

Adjective

subhach (genitive singular masculine subhaigh, genitive singular feminine subhaí, plural subhacha, comparative subhaí)

1. pleasant, cheerful, merry, comfortable

Declension

Declension of subhach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	subhach	shubhach	subhacha; shubhacha²
Vocative	shubhaigh		subhacha
Genitive		subhaí	subhacha	subhach
Dative	subhach; shubhach¹	shubhach; shubhaigh (archaic)	subhacha; shubhacha²
Comparative	níos subhaí
Superlative	is subhaí

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

Antonyms

• dubhach

Derived terms

• subhachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
subhach	shubhach after an, tsubhach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “subach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “suḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 701
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “subhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “subhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “subhach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75