so-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish so, su, from Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy-, Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-). Doublet of eo-.

Prefix

so-

  1. very (positive or neutral)
  2. X-able, easy to X

Usage notes

  • This affix in Irish is added to adjectives denoting attributes of ability as well as positive attributes. It lenites the word to which it attaches.
  • When it means very, so- acts like an adverb:
    so- + ‎blasta (“tasty”) → ‎so-bhlasta (“very tasty”)
  • When it means -able, so- acts like an plain affix:
    so- + ‎briste (“broken”) → ‎sobhriste (“breakable”)
    so- + ‎déanta (“done”) → ‎sodhéanta (“doable”)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_so-'>Irish words prefixed with so-</a>

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
so- sho-
after an, tso-		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "so-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 so, su” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish so, su.

Prefix

so-

  1. X-able, easily Xed

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Manx_words_prefixed_with_so-'>Manx words prefixed with so-</a>

References

  • “2 so, su” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Portuguese

Prefix

so-

  1. sub- (under, beneath)

Synonyms

Spanish

Prefix

so-

  1. sub-

Synonyms

Derived terms

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