sásta

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish sásta (satisfied; satisfactory), from sásaid (to satisfy) (compare modern sásaigh (assuage appetite, feed; satisfy, please)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sásta

  1. satisfied, contented, pleased
  2. agreeable, willing
  3. handy
    1. easy to handle, to manage
    2. convenient
    3. clever with one’s hands

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • míshásta (displeased, dissatisfied; awkward)
  • sástacht (satisfaction; contentment, ease; agreeableness, willingness; handiness)
  • sástaí (handy, deft, skilful person)

Descendants

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  • Yola: saasty

Noun

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sásta m

  1. genitive singular of sásamh

Mutation

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

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sásta

  1. past participle of sásaid

Adjective

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sásta

  1. satisfied, content
  2. capable of giving satisfaction, satisfactory, agreeable, pleasant

Noun

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sásta

  1. genitive singular of sásad

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sásta ṡásta unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.