sodhantach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === sodhanta, sonntach, sóntach saonta, saontach súntach (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish sontach, sonthach, modified by folk etymology to contain the prefix so- (“good”). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠoːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ === Adjective === sodhantach (genitive singular masculine sodhantaigh, genitive singular feminine sodhantaí, plural sodhantacha, comparative sodhantaí) (obsolete) vigorous, energetic (obsolete) joyful, cheerful synonym of saonta (“simple-minded, gullible”) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “sodhantach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sontach, sonntach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “súntach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language