"so-" meaning in Irish

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Prefix

Etymology: From Old Irish so-, su- (“good”), from Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-). Doublet of eo-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|so-}} Old Irish so-, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*su-}} Proto-Celtic *su-, {{inh|ga|ine-pro|*h₁su-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-, {{cog|cy|hy-|t=very, easy to}} Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), {{cog|grc|εὖ}} Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), {{cog|sa|सु-}} Sanskrit सु- (su-), {{doublet|ga|eo-}} Doublet of eo- Head templates: {{head|ga|prefix|cat2=intensifiers}} so-
  1. very (positive or neutral) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: dea-, deas, maith
    Sense id: en-so--ga-prefix-lSZbmXx~ Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 7 32 20 0 22 0 20 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 0 8 41 18 0 14 0 18 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 49 9 0 7 0 9 0 9 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Irish intensifiers: 84 16
  2. X-able, easy to X Tags: morpheme Synonyms: furasta
    Sense id: en-so--ga-prefix-DPo6m-dv
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "do-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ró-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "so-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish so-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *su-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "hy-",
        "t": "very, easy to"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "εὖ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "सु-"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सु- (su-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "eo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of eo-",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish so-, su- (“good”), from Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-). Doublet of eo-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "intensifiers"
      },
      "expansion": "so-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 7 32 20 0 22 0 20 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 8 41 18 0 14 0 18 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 4 49 9 0 7 0 9 0 9 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish intensifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very (positive or neutral)"
      ],
      "id": "en-so--ga-prefix-lSZbmXx~",
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dea-"
        },
        {
          "word": "deas"
        },
        {
          "word": "maith"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "X-able, easy to X"
      ],
      "id": "en-so--ga-prefix-DPo6m-dv",
      "links": [
        [
          "-able",
          "-able"
        ],
        [
          "easy to",
          "easy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "furasta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so-"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "do-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ró-"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Irish doublets",
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish intensifiers",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish prefixes",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "so-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish so-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *su-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "hy-",
        "t": "very, easy to"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "εὖ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "सु-"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सु- (su-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "eo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of eo-",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish so-, su- (“good”), from Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-). Doublet of eo-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "intensifiers"
      },
      "expansion": "so-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "very (positive or neutral)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dea-"
        },
        {
          "word": "deas"
        },
        {
          "word": "maith"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "X-able, easy to X"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-able",
          "-able"
        ],
        [
          "easy to",
          "easy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "furasta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so-"
}

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