solas

See also: SOLAS, Solas, Solás, Solås, solás, sòlas, and sólás

Galician

Verb

solas

1. second-person singular present indicative of solar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈsˠɔlˠəsˠ/

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)

1. light
2. brightness, illumination
3. light-giving device, lamp
4. flame
5. enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
6. light of existence
7. vision
8. self-interest; limelight

Declension

Declension of solas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative solas soilse vocative a sholais a shoilse genitive solais soilse dative solas soilse forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an solas na soilse genitive an tsolais na soilse dative leis an solas don solas leis na soilse

Derived terms

• cipín solais (“match”)
• Claíomh Solais (“Sword of Light”)
• cón solais (“light cone”)
• idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
• soilsigh (“to light, illuminate”)
• solas na súl (“eyesight”)
• solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
• solasach (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
• solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
• solasmhar (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• solasta (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
• teach solais (“lighthouse”)

 

Collocations

light

• solas na gréine ― sunlight
• solas na gealaí ― moonlight
• solas na réaltaí ― starlight
• solas coinnle ― candlelight
• solas lampa ― lamplight
• solas tóirse ― torchlight
• solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight
• solas leictreachais ― electric light
• solas an lae ― daylight
• solas sráide ― streetlight
• solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light
• solas treorach ― navigation light
• solas tuirlingthe ― landing light
• soilse cuain ― harbour lights

Mutation

Mutated forms of solas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
solas	sholas after an, tsolas	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) “solas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “solas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “solas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː.laːs/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.las/, [ˈsɔːläs]

Adjective

sōlās

1. accusative feminine plural of sōlus

Old French

Alternative forms

• solaz, sollas, soulas

Etymology

From Latin sōlācium.

Noun

solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)

1. joy; pleasure; enjoyment

Descendants

• French: soulas (archaic)
• → English: solace
• → Irish: sólás
• → Middle Dutch: solas
  • Dutch: soelaas
• → Scottish Gaelic: sòlas

Portuguese

Noun

solas

1. plural of sola

Verb

solas

1. second-person singular present indicative of solar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪t̪/ (corresponding to the form solast)
• Hyphenation: so‧las

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)

1. light

Declension

Declension of solas (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	solas	solasan
genitive	solais	sholasan
dative	solas	solasan; solasaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) solas	(na) solasan
genitive	(an) t-solais	(nan) solasan
dative	(an) t-solas	(na) solasan; solasaibh✝
vocative	sholais	sholasan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• soillse

Derived terms

• eadar-sholas
• fàinne-solais
• prìomh-sholas
• solas mòr
• taigh-solais

 

Mutation

Mutation of solas

radical	lenition
solas	sholas after "an", t-solas

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Colin Mark (2003) “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolas/ [ˈso.las]
• Rhymes: -olas
• Syllabification: so‧las

Adjective

solas

1. feminine plural of solo