soineanta

Irish

Alternative forms

• soineannda, soineannta, soinenta, soinionta, soinneanta, soinneannta, sonanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From soineann (“fair weather”) +‎ -ta; compare Scottish Gaelic soineannta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠinʲən̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

soineanta

1. (of weather) pleasant, fine, serene, calm
2. (of people) innocent, naive, guileless, simple, ingenuous, artless

Declension

Declension of soineanta

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Mutated forms of soineanta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soineanta	shoineanta after an, tsoineanta	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “soinennta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “soineannda”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 671
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “soineanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN