so-lasta

Irish

Etymology

From so- (“X-able, easy to X”) +‎ lasta.

Adjective

so-lasta

1. inflammable

   Synonyms: adhantach, inadhainte, inlasta, so-adhainte

   Antonym: dolasta

2. excitable

   Synonyms: sochorraithe, soghríosaithe

Declension

Declension of so-lasta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	so-lasta	sho-lasta	so-lasta; sho-lasta²
Vocative	sho-lasta		so-lasta
Genitive		so-lasta	so-lasta	so-lasta
Dative	so-lasta; sho-lasta¹	sho-lasta	so-lasta; sho-lasta²
Comparative	níos so-lasta
Superlative	is so-lasta

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

• so-lastacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
so-lasta	sho-lasta after an, tso-lasta	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “so-lasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “so-lasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “so-lasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024