# salach
## Irish
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sail +‎ -ach.

#### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠəˈl̪ˠɑx/; /sˠl̪ˠax/ ~ /sˠl̪ˠɑx/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈsˠɑlˠəx/, /ˈsˠalˠəx/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈsˠaːl̪ˠəx]
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈsˠɑlˠɑ(x)/, /ˈsˠalˠa(x)/

#### Adjective

salach (genitive singular masculine salaigh, genitive singular feminine salaí or sailiche, plural salacha, comparative salaí or sailiche)
* dirty

##### Declension

$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative declension:
$^1$ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article. $^2$ When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

##### Related terms

* salaigh (verb)

##### Descendants

* → Yola: saalvache, zalavache

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

salach
* genitive singular of sail

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

salach f (genitive singular salaí)
* Alternative form of saileach (“willow”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
salach
vocative
a shalach
genitive
salaí
dative
salach salaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an tsalach
genitive
na salaí
dative
leis an tsalach leis an tsalaigh (archaic, dialectal) don tsalach don tsalaigh (archaic, dialectal) :

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 105, page 57
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 468.1, page 125
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 322, page 150
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 236, page 66; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 218
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 541, page 195
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 254, page 49
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 134, page 48; reprinted 1979
* ↑ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 467
* ↑ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 314

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “salach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sal (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ach.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.ləx/

### Adjective

salach
* dirty, foul

#### Inflection

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

#### Descendants

* Middle Irish: salach
** Irish: salach
** Manx: sollagh
** Scottish Gaelic: salach

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “salach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.lax/
* Rhymes: -alax
* Syllabification: sa‧lach

### Noun

salach
* locative plural of sala

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish salach from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sal +‎ -ach.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaɫ̪əx/

### Adjective

salach
* dirty, foul