soladach

Irish

Etymology

From solad (“solid”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəd̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəd̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

soladach (genitive singular masculine soladaigh, genitive singular feminine soladaí, plural soladacha, comparative soladaí)

1. (chemistry, geometry, physics) solid

Declension

Declension of soladach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	soladach	sholadach	soladacha; sholadacha2
vocative	sholadaigh		soladacha
genitive		soladaí	soladacha	soladach
dative	soladach; sholadach1	sholadach; sholadaigh (archaic)	soladacha; sholadacha2
Comparative	níos soladaí
Superlative	is soladaí

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

• staid sholadach (“solid state”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of soladach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soladach	sholadach after an, tsoladach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “soladach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “soladach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “soladach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024