sócúl

Irish

Alternative forms

• sócamhal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish socamail, from Old Irish socamail. Etymological antonym of dócúl.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠoːkuːlˠ/, /ˈsˠoːkuːl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔːkəlˠ/, /ˈsˠɔːkəl̪ˠ/

Noun

sócúl m (genitive singular sócúil)

1. ease, rest, comfort

Declension

Declension of sócúl (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative sócúl vocative a shócúil genitive sócúil dative sócúl forms with the definite article case singular nominative an sócúl genitive an tsócúil dative leis an sócúl don sócúl

Derived terms

• sócúlach
• sócúlacht

 

Further reading

• “sócúl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “socamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sócaṁal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 667
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sócúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN