solas

See also: SOLAS, Solas, Solás, Solås, solás, sòlas, and sólás

Galician

Verb

solas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of solar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəsˠ/[2]
  • (Connacht, Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔlˠəsˠ/

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)

  1. light
  2. brightness, illumination
  3. light-giving device, lamp
  4. flame
  5. enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
  6. light of existence
  7. vision
  8. self-interest; limelight

Declension
Declension of solas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative solas soilse
Vocative a sholais a shoilse
Genitive solais soilse
Dative solas soilse

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an solas na soilse
Genitive an tsolais na soilse
Dative leis an solas

don solas

 leis na soilse

Derived terms
  • cipín solais (“match”)
  • Claíomh Solais (“Sword of Light”)
  • idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
  • soilsigh (“to light, illuminate”)
  • solas na súl (“eyesight”)
  • solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
  • solasach (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
  • solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
  • solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
  • solasmhar (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
  • solasta (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
  • teach solais (“lighthouse”)

Collocations
light
  • solas na gréine ― sunlight
  • solas na gealaí ― moonlight
  • solas na réaltaí ― starlight
  • solas coinnle ― candlelight
  • solas lampa ― lamplight
  • solas tóirse ― torchlight
  • solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight
  • solas leictreachais ― electric light
  • solas an lae ― daylight
  • solas sráide ― streetlight
  • solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light
  • solas treorach ― navigation light
  • solas tuirlingthe ― landing light
  • soilse cuain ― harbour lights

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
solas sholas
after an, tsolas		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “solas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “solas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “solas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

sōlās

  1. accusative feminine plural of sōlus

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sōlācium.

Noun

solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)

  1. joy; pleasure; enjoyment

Descendants
  • French: soulas (archaic)
  • → English: solace
  • → Irish: sólás
  • → Middle Dutch: solas
  • → Scottish Gaelic: sòlas

Portuguese

Noun

solas

  1. plural of sola

Verb

solas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of solar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/
  • Hyphenation: so‧las

Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)

  1. light

Declension
Declension of solas (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative solas solasan
Genitive solais sholasan
Dative solas solasan; solasaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) solas (na) solasan
Genitive (an) t-solais (nan) solasan
Dative (an) t-solas (na) solasan; solasaibh*
Vocative (a) sholais (a) sholasan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
solassholas
after "an", t-solas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Colin Mark (2003) “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsolas/ [ˈso.las]
  • Rhymes: -olas
  • Syllabification: so‧las

Adjective

solas

  1. feminine plural of solo
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