solas

See also: solás, sòlas, and sólás

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəsˠ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈsˠʌl̪ˠəsˠ]

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)

1. light
   1. brightness, illumination
   2. light-giving device, lamp
   3. flame
   4. enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
   5. light of existence
   6. vision
   7. 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 sholas an lae agus na hoíche, idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
• le solas an lae (“by daylight; at dawn”)
• soilse cuain (“harbour-lights”)
• solas an lae (“daylight”)
• solas coinnle (“candle-light”)
• solas comharthaíochta (“signalling light”)
• solas lampa (“lamplight”)
• solas leictreachais (“electric light”)
• solas na gealaí (“moonlight”)
• solas na gréine (“sunlight”)
• solas na réaltaí (“starlight”)
• solas na súl (“eyesight”)
• solas (na) tine (“(the) fire-light”)
• solas sráide (“street-light”)
• solas tóirse (“torchlight”)
• solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
• solas treorach (“navigation light”)
• solas tuirlingthe (“landing light”)
• solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
• solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
• solasmhar, solasach, 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

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Latin

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. (deprecated template usage) Plural of noun sola.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan)

1. light

   Synonym: soillse

Derived terms

• eadar-sholas m (“twilight; dawn”)
• fàinne-solais f (“halo”)
• prìomh-sholas m (“headlamp”)
• solas mòr m (“headlight, spotlight”)

 

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
• 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

Adjective

solas

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective solo.