solasdíonach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From solas (“light”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective
[edit]solasdíonach (genitive singular masculine solasdíonaigh, genitive singular feminine solasdíonaí, plural solasdíonacha, comparative solasdíonaí)
- lightproof
- Synonym: díonta ar sholas
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | solasdíonach | sholasdíonach | solasdíonacha; sholasdíonacha2 | |
| vocative | sholasdíonaigh | solasdíonacha | ||
| genitive | solasdíonaí | solasdíonacha | solasdíonach | |
| dative | solasdíonach; sholasdíonach1 |
sholasdíonach; sholasdíonaigh (archaic) |
solasdíonacha; sholasdíonacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos solasdíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is solasdíonaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| solasdíonach | sholasdíonach after an, tsolasdíonach |
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
[edit]- “solasdíonach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024