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socair

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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socair (genitive singular feminine socra, plural socra, comparative socra)

  1. easy

Declension

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Declension of socair
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative socair shocair socra;
shocra2
vocative shocair socra
genitive socra socra socair
dative socair;
shocair1
shocair socra;
shocra2
Comparative níos socra
Superlative is socra

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of socair
radical lenition eclipsis
socair shocair
after an, tsocair
not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 177, page 90

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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socair f (genitive singular socaire or socrach)

  1. assuagement, comfort
  2. rest, relaxation, tranquility, leisure
  3. mildness, peace
  4. ease
  5. pillar

Derived terms

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Adjective

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socair

  1. quiet, comfortable
  2. mild, gentle, easy, at ease, easy-going
  3. even