saonta
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of sodhantach, sodhanta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]saonta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | saonta | shaonta | saonta; shaonta2 | |
| vocative | shaonta | saonta | ||
| genitive | saonta | saonta | saonta | |
| dative | saonta; shaonta1 |
shaonta | saonta; shaonta2 | |
| Comparative | níos saonta | |||
| Superlative | is saonta | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
[edit]- “saonta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “soḋantaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 668
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sonntaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 674
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saonta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN