solas

See also: solás, sòlas, and sólás

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəsˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəsˠ/

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)

1. light

   solas na gréine ― sunlight

   solas na gealaí ― moonlight

   solas na réaltaí ― starlight

   solas coinnle ― candlelight

   solas lampa ― lamplight

   solas tóirse ― torchlight

   solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight

   solas leictreachais ― electric light

   solas an lae ― daylight

   solas sráide ― streetlight

   solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light

   solas treorach ― navigation light

   solas tuirlingthe ― landing light

   soilse cuain ― harbour lights

2. brightness, illumination
3. light-giving device, lamp
4. flame
5. enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
6. light of existence
7. vision
8. self-interest; limelight

Declension

Declension of solas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative solas soilse Vocative a sholais a shoilse Genitive solais soilse Dative solas soilse

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an solas na soilse Genitive an tsolais na soilse Dative leis an solas don solas leis na soilse

Derived terms

• cipín solais (“match”)
• Claíomh Solais (“Sword of Light”)
• idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
• solas na súl (“eyesight”)
• solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
• solasach (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
• solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
• solasmhar (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• solasta (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• teach solais (“lighthouse”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “solas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “solas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “solas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː.laːs/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.las/, [ˈsɔːläs]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) sōlās

1. accusative feminine plural of sōlus

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Old French

Alternative forms

• solaz, sollas, soulas

Etymology

From Latin sōlācium.

Noun

solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)

1. joy; pleasure; enjoyment

Descendants

• → English: solace
• French: soulas (archaic)
• → Irish: sólás
• → Scottish Gaelic: sòlas

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Portuguese

Noun

solas

1. plural of sola

Verb

solas

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/
• Hyphenation: so‧las

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan)

1. light

Declension

Declension of solas (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	solas	solasan
Genitive	solais	sholasan
Dative	solas	solasan; solasaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) solas	(na) solasan
Genitive	(an) t-solais	(nan) solasan
Dative	(an) t-solas	(na) solasan; solasaibh✝
Vocative	sholais	sholasan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• soillse

Derived terms

• eadar-sholas
• fàinne-solais
• prìomh-sholas
• solas mòr
• taigh-solais

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
solas	sholas after "an", t-solas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolas/ [ˈso.las]

Adjective

solas

1. feminine plural of solo