"so-" meaning in Old Irish

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Prefix

Forms: of a following term [triggers-lenition], su- [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-). Etymology templates: {{der|sga|cel-pro|*su-}} Proto-Celtic *su-, {{der|sga|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-) Head templates: {{head|sga|prefix|triggers lenition of a following term|cat2=intensifiers}} so- (triggers lenition of a following term)
  1. good, excellent Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-so--sga-prefix-ZS9KFGEh
  2. X-able, easy to X Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-so--sga-prefix-DPo6m-dv Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish intensifiers Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 79 21 Disambiguation of Old Irish intensifiers: 0 82 18
  3. very Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-so--sga-prefix-TGpIOfg9

Alternative forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "do-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *su-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "of a following term",
      "tags": [
        "triggers-lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "su-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "prefix",
        "3": "triggers lenition of a following term",
        "cat2": "intensifiers"
      },
      "expansion": "so- (triggers lenition of a following term)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + cor (“contract”) → sochar (“good contract”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "so- + cenél (“kindred”) → sochenéuil (“well-born”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good, excellent"
      ],
      "id": "en-so--sga-prefix-ZS9KFGEh",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish intensifiers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + atrab (“inhabiting”) → suaitribthide (“habitable”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "so- + cosc (“correction”) → sochoisc (“docile”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "X-able, easy to X"
      ],
      "id": "en-so--sga-prefix-DPo6m-dv",
      "links": [
        [
          "-able",
          "-able"
        ],
        [
          "easy to",
          "easy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + cairdech (“friendly”) → sochairdech (“very friendly”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very"
      ],
      "id": "en-so--sga-prefix-TGpIOfg9",
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so-"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "do-"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish intensifiers",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish prefixes",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *su-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁su-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *su-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Cognate with Welsh hy- (“very, easy to”), Ancient Greek εὖ (eû), Sanskrit सु- (su-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "of a following term",
      "tags": [
        "triggers-lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "su-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "prefix",
        "3": "triggers lenition of a following term",
        "cat2": "intensifiers"
      },
      "expansion": "so- (triggers lenition of a following term)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + cor (“contract”) → sochar (“good contract”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "so- + cenél (“kindred”) → sochenéuil (“well-born”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good, excellent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + atrab (“inhabiting”) → suaitribthide (“habitable”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "so- + cosc (“correction”) → sochoisc (“docile”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "X-able, easy to X"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-able",
          "-able"
        ],
        [
          "easy to",
          "easy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "so- + cairdech (“friendly”) → sochairdech (“very friendly”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so-"
}

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