sonach
Irish
editEtymology
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Adjective
editsonach (genitive singular masculine sonaigh, genitive singular feminine sonaí, plural sonacha, comparative sonaí)
Declension
editDeclension of sonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sonach | shonach | sonacha; shonacha² | |
Vocative | shonaigh | sonacha | ||
Genitive | sonaí | sonacha | sonach | |
Dative | sonach; shonach¹ |
shonach; shonaigh (archaic) |
sonacha; shonacha² | |
Comparative | níos sonaí | |||
Superlative | is sonaí |
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- foshonach (“subsonic”, adjective)
- tormán sonach (“sonic boom”)
- ultrasonach (“ultrasonic”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sonach | shonach after an, tsonach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “sonic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Lower Sorbian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsonach