so-lasta

Irish

Etymology

From so- (“X-able, easy to X”) +‎ lasta.

Adjective

so-lasta

1. inflammable

   Synonyms: adhantach, inadhainte, inlasta, so-adhainte

   Antonym: dolasta

2. excitable

   Synonyms: sochorraithe, soghríosaithe

Declension

Declension of so-lasta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	so-lasta	sho-lasta	so-lasta; sho-lasta2
vocative	sho-lasta		so-lasta
genitive		so-lasta	strong noun	weak noun
			so-lasta	so-lasta
dative	so-lasta; sho-lasta1	sho-lasta	so-lasta; sho-lasta2
Comparative	níos so-lasta
Superlative	is so-lasta

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

• so-lastacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of so-lasta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
so-lasta	sho-lasta after an, tso-lasta	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “so-lasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “so-lasta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “so-lasta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025