sonraíoch
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish sunnradach, from Old Irish sainredach.[1] By surface analysis, sonra + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɔn̪ˠˈɾˠiəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔn̪ˠɾˠiəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsoːnˠɾˠia(x)/[2]
Adjective edit
sonraíoch (genitive singular feminine sonraíche, plural sonraíocha, comparative sonraíche)
Declension edit
Declension of sonraíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sonraíoch | shonraíoch | sonraíocha; shonraíocha² | |
| Vocative | shonraíoch | sonraíocha | ||
| Genitive | sonraíche | sonraíocha | sonraíoch | |
| Dative | sonraíoch; shonraíoch¹ |
shonraíoch | sonraíocha; shonraíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos sonraíche | |||
| Superlative | is sonraíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sonraíoch | shonraíoch after an, tsonraíoch |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sainredach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sonnraḋaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 674
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sonraíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN