sásta

See also: saasta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sásta (“satisfied; satisfactory”), from sásaid (“to satisfy”) (compare modern sásaigh (“assuage appetite, feed; satisfy, please”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sásta

  1. satisfied, contented, pleased
  2. agreeable, willing
  3. handy
    1. easy to handle, to manage
    2. convenient
    3. clever with one’s hands

Declension

Declension of sásta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sásta shásta sásta;
shásta2
vocative shásta sásta
genitive sásta sásta sásta
dative sásta;
shásta1 		shásta sásta;
shásta2
Comparative níos sásta
Superlative is sásta

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

  • míshásta (“displeased, dissatisfied; awkward”)
  • sástacht (“satisfaction; contentment, ease; agreeableness, willingness; handiness”)
  • sástaí (“handy, deft, skilful person”)

Descendants

  • →⇒ Yola: saasty

Noun

sásta m

  1. genitive singular of sásamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of sásta
radical lenition eclipsis
sásta shásta
after an, tsásta 		not applicable

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsaːsta]

Verb

·sásta

  1. passive plural preterite conjunct of sásaid

Participle

sásta

  1. past participle of sásaid

Adjective

sásta

  1. satisfied, content
  2. capable of giving satisfaction, satisfactory, agreeable, pleasant

Noun

sásta

  1. genitive singular of sásad

Mutation

Mutation of sásta
radical lenition nasalization
sásta ṡásta sásta

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

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