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Irish
Etymology
From sócúl + -ach. Etymological antonym of dócúlach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sócúlach (genitive singular masculine sócúlaigh, genitive singular feminine sócúlaí, plural sócúlacha, comparative sócúlaí)
- easy, comfortable
- Synonym: compordach
Declension
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
Further reading
- “sócúlach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “socamlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sócaṁlach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 667
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sócúlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50