sonraíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sonnradhach (superseded)
  • sonnraightheach, sórruigheach, sóruigheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish sunnradach, from Old Irish sainredach.[1] By surface analysis, sonra +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɔn̪ˠˈɾˠiəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔn̪ˠɾˠiəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsoːnˠɾˠia(x)/[2]

Adjective

sonraíoch (genitive singular feminine sonraíche, plural sonraíocha, comparative sonraíche)

  1. noticeable, special
  2. peculiar, extraordinary
  3. particular, specific

Declension

Declension of sonraíoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sonraíoch shonraíoch sonraíocha;
shonraíocha2
vocative shonraíoch sonraíocha
genitive sonraíche sonraíocha sonraíoch
dative sonraíoch;
shonraíoch1 		shonraíoch sonraíocha;
shonraíocha2
Comparative níos sonraíche
Superlative is sonraíche

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of sonraíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
sonraíoch shonraíoch
after an, tsonraíoch 		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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sainredach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17

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