solasdíonach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From solas (“light”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective
[edit]solasdíonach (genitive singular masculine solasdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine solasdíonaí, plural solasdíonacha, comparative solasdíonaí)
- lightproof
- Synonym: díonta ar sholas
Declension
[edit]Declension of solasdíonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | solasdíonach | sholasdíonach | solasdíonacha; sholasdíonacha² | |
Vocative | sholasdíonaigh | solasdíonacha | ||
Genitive | solasdíonaí | solasdíonacha | solasdíonach | |
Dative | solasdíonach; sholasdíonach¹ |
sholasdíonach; sholasdíonaigh (archaic) |
solasdíonacha; sholasdíonacha² | |
Comparative | níos solasdíonaí | |||
Superlative | is solasdíonaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
solasdíonach | sholasdíonach after an, tsolasdíonach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- “solasdíonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024