# solas
## Galician
### Verb

solas
* second-person singular present indicative of solar

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish solus (“light”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsˠɔl̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈsˠɔlˠəsˠ/

### Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, nominative plural soilse)
* light
* brightness, illumination
* light-giving device, lamp
* flame
* enlightenment, insight; revelation, disclosure
* light of existence
* vision
* self-interest; limelight

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
solas
soilse
vocative
a sholais
a shoilse
genitive
solais
soilse
dative
solas
soilse
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an solas
na soilse
genitive
an tsolais
na soilse
dative
leis an solas don solas
leis na soilse :

#### Derived terms

* cipín solais (“match”)
* Claíomh Solais (“Sword of Light”)
* cón solais (“light cone”)
* idir an dá sholas (“at twilight”)
* soilsigh (“to light, illuminate”)
* solas na súl (“eyesight”)
* solas tráchta (“traffic light”)
* solasach (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
* solasbhliain f (“light-year”)
* solasdíonach (“lightproof”, adjective)
* solasmhar (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
* solasta (“bright, luminous; clear, lucid”)
* teach solais (“lighthouse”)

#### Collocations

* solas na gréine ― sunlight
* solas na gealaí ― moonlight
* solas na réaltaí ― starlight
* solas coinnle ― candlelight
* solas lampa ― lamplight
* solas tóirse ― torchlight
* solas (na) tine ― (the) firelight
* solas leictreachais ― electric light
* solas an lae ― daylight
* solas sráide ― streetlight
* solas comharthaíochta ― signalling light
* solas treorach ― navigation light
* solas tuirlingthe ― landing light
* soilse cuain ― harbour lights

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 225
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 23, page 12

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “solas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “solas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “solas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsoː.laːs/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪äːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈso.las/, [ˈsɔːläs]

### Adjective

sōlās
* accusative feminine plural of sōlus

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* solaz, sollas, soulas

### Etymology

From Latin sōlācium.

### Noun

solas oblique singular, ? (oblique plural solas, nominative singular solas, nominative plural solas)
* joy; pleasure; enjoyment

#### Descendants

* French: soulas (archaic)
* → English: solace
* → Irish: sólás
* → Middle Dutch: solas
** Dutch: soelaas
* → Scottish Gaelic: sòlas

## Portuguese
### Noun

solas
* plural of sola

### Verb

solas
* second-person singular present indicative of solar

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/
* (Barra) IPA: /ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪t̪/ (corresponding to the form solast)
* Hyphenation: so‧las

### Noun

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)
* light

#### Declension

$^✝$ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

#### Synonyms

* soillse

#### Derived terms

* eadar-sholas
* fàinne-solais
* prìomh-sholas
* solas mòr
* taigh-solais

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “solas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Colin Mark (2003) “solas”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 541
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “solus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsolas/ [ˈso.las]
* Rhymes: -olas
* Syllabification: so‧las

### Adjective

solas
* feminine plural of solo