sásta

See also: saasta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sásta (“satisfied; satisfactory”), from sásaid (“to satisfy”) (compare modern sásaigh (“assuage appetite, feed; satisfy, please”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑːsˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠæːsˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

sásta

1. satisfied, contented, pleased
2. agreeable, willing
3. handy
   1. easy to handle, to manage
   2. convenient
   3. clever with one’s hands

Declension

Declension of sásta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	sásta	shásta	sásta; shásta2
vocative	shásta		sásta
genitive		sásta	sásta	sásta
dative	sásta; shásta1	shásta	sásta; shásta2
Comparative	níos sásta
Superlative	is sásta

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

• míshásta (“displeased, dissatisfied; awkward”)
• sástacht (“satisfaction; contentment, ease; agreeableness, willingness; handiness”)
• sástaí (“handy, deft, skilful person”)

Descendants

• → Yola: saasty

Noun

sásta m

1. genitive singular of sásamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of sásta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sásta	shásta after an, tsásta	not applicable

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaːsta]

Verb

sásta

1. past participle of sásaid

Adjective

sásta

1. satisfied, content
2. capable of giving satisfaction, satisfactory, agreeable, pleasant

Noun

sásta

1. genitive singular of sásad

Mutation

Mutation of sásta

radical	lenition	nasalization
sásta	ṡásta	unchanged

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