sócúl

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sócamhal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish socamail, from Old Irish socamail. Etymological antonym of dócúl.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠoːkuːlˠ/, /ˈsˠoːkuːl̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɔːkəlˠ/, /ˈsˠɔːkəl̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

sócúl m (genitive singular sócúil)

  1. ease, rest, comfort

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

Further reading

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