so-lasta
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From so- (“X-able, easy to X”) + lasta.
Adjective[edit]
so-lasta
- inflammable
- Synonyms: adhantach, inadhainte, inlasta, so-adhainte
- Antonym: dolasta
- excitable
- Synonyms: sochorraithe, soghríosaithe
Declension[edit]
Declension of so-lasta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | so-lasta | sho-lasta | so-lasta; sho-lasta² | |
Vocative | sho-lasta | so-lasta | ||
Genitive | so-lasta | so-lasta | so-lasta | |
Dative | so-lasta; sho-lasta¹ |
sho-lasta | so-lasta; sho-lasta² | |
Comparative | níos so-lasta | |||
Superlative | is so-lasta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
so-lasta | sho-lasta after an, tso-lasta |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “so-lasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “so-lasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “so-lasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024