soineanta
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From soineann (“fair weather”) + -ta; compare Scottish Gaelic soineannta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
soineanta
- (of weather) pleasant, fine, serene, calm
- (of people) innocent, naive, guileless, simple, ingenuous, artless
Declension[edit]
Declension of soineanta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | soineanta | shoineanta | soineanta; shoineanta² | |
Vocative | shoineanta | soineanta | ||
Genitive | soineanta | soineanta | soineanta | |
Dative | soineanta; shoineanta¹ |
shoineanta | soineanta; shoineanta² | |
Comparative | níos soineanta | |||
Superlative | is soineanta |
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 |
soineanta | shoineanta after an, tsoineanta |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “soineanta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “soinennta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “soineannda”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 671
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “soineanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN