soineanta

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Irish

Alternative forms

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
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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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