sócúlach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From sócúl + -ach. Etymological antonym of dócúlach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠoːkuːlˠəx/, /ˈsˠoːkuːl̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔːkəlˠa(x)/, /ˈsˠɔːkəl̪ˠa(x)/
Adjective edit
sócúlach (genitive singular masculine sócúlaigh, genitive singular feminine sócúlaí, plural sócúlacha, comparative sócúlaí)
- easy, comfortable
- Synonym: compordach
Declension edit
Declension of sócúlach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sócúlach | shócúlach | sócúlacha; shócúlacha² | |
| Vocative | shócúlaigh | sócúlacha | ||
| Genitive | sócúlaí | sócúlacha | sócúlach | |
| Dative | sócúlach; shócúlach¹ |
shócúlach; shócúlaigh (archaic) |
sócúlacha; shócúlacha² | |
| Comparative | níos sócúlaí | |||
| Superlative | is sócúlaí | |||
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
Further reading edit
- “sócúlach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “socamlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sócaṁlach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 667
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sócúlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
