sócúlach

Irish

Alternative forms

• sócamhlach (obsolete)
• sócúil

Etymology

From sócúl +‎ -ach. Etymological antonym of dócúlach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠoːkuːlˠəx/, /ˈsˠoːkuːl̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔːkəlˠa(x)/, /ˈsˠɔːkəl̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

sócúlach (genitive singular masculine sócúlaigh, genitive singular feminine sócúlaí, plural sócúlacha, comparative sócúlaí)

1. easy, comfortable

   Synonym: compordach

Declension

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

• cathaoir shócúlach
• sócúlacht

Further reading

• “sócúlach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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