saonta
Irish
Alternative forms
- saontach, saontaí
Etymology
Alteration of sodhantach, sodhanta.
Declension
Declension of saonta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saonta | shaonta | saonta; shaonta² | |
| Vocative | shaonta | saonta | ||
| Genitive | saonta | saonta | saonta | |
| Dative | saonta; shaonta¹ |
shaonta | saonta; shaonta² | |
| Comparative | níos saonta | |||
| Superlative | is saonta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
- “saonta” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “soḋantaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 668.
- “sonntaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 674.
- "saonta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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