sásta

See also: saasta

Etymology

From Old Irish sásta (“satisfied; satisfactory”), from sásaid (“to satisfy”) (compare modern sásaigh (“assuage appetite, feed; satisfy, please”)).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑːsˠt̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠæːsˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

sásta

satisfied, contented, pleased
agreeable, willing
handy
1. easy to handle, to manage
2. convenient
3. clever with one’s hands

Declension

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Declension of *sásta*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	sásta	shásta	sásta; shásta²
vocative	shásta	shásta	sásta
genitive	shásta	sásta	sásta	sásta
dative	sásta; shásta¹	shásta	sásta; shásta²
Comparative	níos sásta
Superlative	is sásta

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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

míshásta (“displeased, dissatisfied; awkward”)
sástacht (“satisfaction; contentment, ease; agreeableness, willingness; handiness”)
sástaí (“handy, deft, skilful person”)

Descendants

→ Yola: saasty

Noun

sásta m

genitive singular of sásamh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of *sásta*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
sásta	shásta after an, tsásta	not applicable

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsaːsta]

Verb

sásta

past participle of sásaid

Adjective

sásta

satisfied, content
capable of giving satisfaction, satisfactory, agreeable, pleasant

Noun

sásta

genitive singular of sásad

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutation of *sásta*
radical	lenition	nasalization
sásta	ṡásta	unchanged

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