soineanta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • soineannda, soineannta, soinenta, soinionta, soinneanta, soinneannta, sonanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From soineann (“fair weather”) +‎ -ta; compare Scottish Gaelic soineannta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠɪnʲən̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

soineanta

  1. (of weather) pleasant, fine, serene, calm
  2. (of people) innocent, naive, guileless, simple, ingenuous, artless

Declension

Declension of soineanta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative soineanta shoineanta soineanta;
shoineanta2
vocative shoineanta soineanta
genitive soineanta soineanta soineanta
dative soineanta;
shoineanta1 		shoineanta soineanta;
shoineanta2
Comparative níos soineanta
Superlative is soineanta

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 soineanta
radical lenition eclipsis
soineanta shoineanta
after an, tsoineanta 		not applicable

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

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