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Galician
Verb
solas
- second-person singular present indicative of solar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish solus (“light”).
Pronunciation
Noun
solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)
- light
- brightness, illumination
- light-giving device, lamp
- flame
- enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
- light of existence
- vision
- self-interest; limelight
Declension
Derived terms
Collocations
light
- solas na gréine ― sunlight
- solas na gealaí ― moonlight
- solas na réaltaí ― starlight
- solas coinnle ― candlelight
- solas lampa ― lamplight
- solas tóirse ― torchlight
- solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight
- solas leictreachais ― electric light
- solas an lae ― daylight
- solas sráide ― streetlight
- solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light
- solas treorach ― navigation light
- solas tuirlingthe ― landing light
- soilse cuain ― harbour lights
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| solas
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sholas
after an, tsolas
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
sōlās
- accusative feminine plural of sōlus
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin sōlācium.
Noun
solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)
- joy; pleasure; enjoyment
Descendants
Portuguese
Noun
solas
- plural of sola
Verb
solas
- second-person singular present indicative of solar
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/
- Hyphenation: so‧las
Noun
solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)
- light
Declension
Declension of solas (type I masculine noun)
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| solas |
sholas
after "an", t-solas
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsolas/
- Rhymes: -olas
- Syllabification: so‧las
Adjective
solas
- feminine plural of solo