soladach

Irish

Etymology

From solad (“solid”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəd̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəd̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

soladach (genitive singular masculine soladaigh, genitive singular feminine soladaí, plural soladacha, comparative soladaí)

(chemistry, geometry, physics) solid

Declension

Declension of soladach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	soladach	sholadach	soladacha; sholadacha²
Vocative	sholadaigh	sholadach	soladacha
Genitive	sholadaigh	soladaí	soladacha	soladach
Dative	soladach; sholadach¹	sholadach; sholadaigh (archaic)	soladacha; sholadacha²
Comparative	níos soladaí
Superlative	is soladaí

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

staid sholadach (“solid state”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
soladach	sholadach after an, tsoladach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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