Irish

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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so-

  1. very (positive or neutral)
    Synonyms: dea-, deas, maith
  2. X-able, easy to X
    Synonym: furasta

Usage notes

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  • 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)

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Mutation

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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.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin sub- (under).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so/
  • Hyphenation: so-

Prefix

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so-

  1. under, beneath
    so- + ‎gola (throat) → ‎soggolare (to fit with a wimple)
    so- + ‎reggere (to bear; to hold) → ‎sorreggere (to support, sustain)
  2. used in the formation of verbs where the root action is attenuated
    so- + ‎friggere (to fry) → ‎soffriggere (to fry slowly with moderate heat)
    so- + ‎bollire (to boil) → ‎sobbollire (to simmer)
    so- + ‎fermare (to stop) → ‎soffermare (to linger)

Usage notes

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  • It always causes gemination of an initial single consonant.

Derived terms

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish so, su.

Prefix

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so-

  1. X-able, easily Xed

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin sub-.[1][2] Doublet of sub-.

Prefix

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so-

  1. sub- (under, beneath)
    Synonym: sub-

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References

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  1. ^ so-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ so-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Slovene

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sǫ-.

Prefix

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so-

  1. con-, co- (with, together, jointly)

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so/ [so]
  • Syllabification: so-

Prefix

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so-

  1. sub-
    Synonym: sub-

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Further reading

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