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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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