sonas
English
Noun
sonas
- plural of sona
Anagrams
Esperanto
Verb
sonas
- present of soni
Ido
Verb
sonas
- present of sonar
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish sonus (“good fortune, prosperity, happiness”), from Old Irish sona (“prosperous, fortunate, lucky”).
Noun
sonas m (genitive singular sonais)
- happiness; good luck, good fortune
- Synonym: sonaíocht
Declension
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Derived terms
- sonas ort (“thank you”)
- sonas saolta m (“earthly happiness”)
- sonasach (“happy, lucky, fortunate”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sonas | shonas after an, tsonas |
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) “sonas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sonus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Latin
Verb
sonās
- second-person singular present active indicative of sonō
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish sonus (“good fortune, prosperity, happiness”), from Old Irish sona (“prosperous, fortunate, lucky”).
Noun
sonas m (genitive singular sonais, plural sonasan)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| sonas | shonas after "an", t-sonas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sonas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sonus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
Verb
sonas
Volapük
Noun
sonas
- genitive plural of son