soriartha

Irish

Alternative forms

  • soiriartha (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From so- +‎ riartha.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔɾˠeːɾˠhə/, (older) /ˈsˠɔɾˠɤːɾˠhə/[2]

Adjective

soriartha

  1. easy to manage

Declension

Declension of soriartha
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative soriartha shoriartha soriartha;
shoriartha2
vocative shoriartha soriartha
genitive soriartha soriartha soriartha
dative soriartha;
shoriartha1 		shoriartha soriartha;
shoriartha2
Comparative níos soriartha
Superlative is soriartha

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of soriartha
radical lenition eclipsis
soriartha shoriartha
after an, tsoriartha 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “soiriartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 73, page 31

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