saol
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- saoghal (classical, superseded)
Etymology edit
From Old Irish saegul (“lifetime, world”), from Latin saeculum.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠeːl̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠiːlˠ/, /sˠiːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠiːlˠ/, /sˠiːl̪ˠ/, (older) /sˠɯːlˠ/; (less common) /sˠeːlˠ/, /sˠeːl̪ˠ/, (older) /sˠɤːlˠ/[3]
The genitive singular of this word is pronounced /sˠeːlʲ/ in Munster and formerly County Kilkenny, and not /sˠiːlʲ/ as suggested by standard spelling saoil.
Noun edit
saol m (genitive singular saoil, nominative plural saolta)
Declension edit
Declension of saol
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- árachas saoil (“life insurance”)
- gearrshaolach (“short-lived”, adjective)
- saol gnéis m (“sex life”)
- saolach (“long-lived”, adjective)
- saolacht f (“survival”)
- saolaí m (“tenant for life”)
- saolaigh (“be born; deliver”, verb)
- saolmhar (“long-lived”, adjective)
- saolré f (“life cycle”)
- saolta (“worldly, mundane; lay”, adjective)
- seansaol f (“old time(s)”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saol | shaol after an, tsaol |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saegul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 79
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sui edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
saol
See also edit
Sui personal pronouns
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sa‧ol
Interjection edit
saol