sócúlach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sócamhlach (obsolete)
  • sócúil[1]

Etymology

From sócúl +‎ -ach. Etymological antonym of dócúlach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠoːkuːlˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔːkəlˠa(x)/[2]

Adjective

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

  1. easy, comfortable
    Synonym: compordach

Declension

Declension of sócúlach
Positive singular plural
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

References

  1. ^ “sócúlach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 133, page 51

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