sochreidte
Irish
Alternative forms
- soichreidthe (obsolete)
Etymology
so- + creidte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔˌçɾʲɛtʲə/
- (Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔːˌçɾʲɛtʲə/[1]
Adjective
sochreidte
- believable, credible
- Synonym: inchreidte
- Antonym: dochreidte
Declension
Declension of sochreidte
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sochreidte | shochreidte | sochreidte; shochreidte² | |
| Vocative | shochreidte | sochreidte | ||
| Genitive | sochreidte | sochreidte | sochreidte | |
| Dative | sochreidte; shochreidte¹ | shochreidte | sochreidte; shochreidte² | |
| Comparative | níos sochreidte | |||
| Superlative | is sochreidte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sochreidte | shochreidte after an, tsochreidte | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “sochreidte” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “soi-ċreidṫe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 669.
- "sochreidte" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15