solas
Galician edit
Verb edit
solas
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish solus (“light”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)
- light
- brightness, illumination
- light-giving device, lamp
- flame
- enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
- light of existence
- vision
- self-interest; limelight
Declension edit
Declension of solas
Derived terms edit
- cipín solais (“match”)
- Claíomh Solais (“Sword of Light”)
- idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
- solas na súl (“eyesight”)
- solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
- solasach (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
- solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
- solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
- solasmhar (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
- solasta (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
- teach solais (“lighthouse”)
Collocations edit
light
- solas na gréine ― sunlight
- solas na gealaí ― moonlight
- solas na réaltaí ― starlight
- solas coinnle ― candlelight
- solas lampa ― lamplight
- solas tóirse ― torchlight
- solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight
- solas leictreachais ― electric light
- solas an lae ― daylight
- solas sráide ― streetlight
- solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light
- solas treorach ― navigation light
- solas tuirlingthe ― landing light
- soilse cuain ― harbour lights
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “solas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “solas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “solas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsoː.laːs/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.las/, [ˈsɔːläs]
Adjective edit
sōlās
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
solas
Verb edit
solas
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)
Declension edit
Declension of solas (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | solas | solasan |
Genitive | solais | sholasan |
Dative | solas | solasan; solasaibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) solas | (na) solasan |
Genitive | (an) t-solais | (nan) solasan |
Dative | (an) t-solas | (na) solasan; solasaibh* |
Vocative | (a) sholais | (a) sholasan |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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 edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003), “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
solas