sásta
See also: saasta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish sásta (“satisfied; satisfactory”), from sásaid (“to satisfy”) (compare modern sásaigh (“assuage appetite, feed; satisfy, please”)).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sásta
- satisfied, contented, pleased
- agreeable, willing
- handy
- easy to handle, to manage
- convenient
- clever with one’s hands
Declension edit
Declension of sásta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sásta | shásta | sásta; shásta² | |
Vocative | shásta | sásta | ||
Genitive | sásta | sásta | sásta | |
Dative | sásta; shásta¹ |
shásta | sásta; shásta² | |
Comparative | níos sásta | |||
Superlative | is sásta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- míshásta (“displeased, dissatisfied; awkward”)
- sástacht (“satisfaction; contentment, ease; agreeableness, willingness; handiness”)
- sástaí (“handy, deft, skilful person”)
Noun edit
sásta m
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sásta
- past participle of sásaid
Adjective edit
sásta
- satisfied, content
- capable of giving satisfaction, satisfactory, agreeable, pleasant
Noun edit
sásta
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
sásta | ṡásta | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |