saoghal
Irish edit
Noun edit
saoghal m (genitive singular saoghail, nominative plural saoghalta)
Declension edit
Declension of saoghal
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saoghal | shaoghal after an, tsaoghal |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish saegul (“lifetime, world”), from Latin saeculum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saoghal m (genitive singular saoghail, plural saoghalan)
- world, universe, earth
- air feadh an t-saoghail ― throughout the world
- Càit air an t-saoghal an robh sibh? ― Where on earth were you?
- life, lifetime
- fad do shaoghail ― during your lifetime
- Ma gheibh mi saoghal, nì mi mo dhìcheall a bhith nam dhuine math. ― If I survive, I’ll try to be a good person.
- (dated) age, generation
- droch shaoghal ― bad times
- (dated) means, subsistence, riches, occupation
Declension edit
Declension of saoghal (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | saoghal | saoghalan |
| Genitive | saoghail | shaoghalan |
| Dative | saoghal | saoghalan; saoghalaibh* |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) saoghal | (na) saoghalan |
| Genitive | (an) t-saoghail | (nan) saoghalan |
| Dative | (an) t-saoghal | (na) saoghalan; saoghalaibh* |
| Vocative | (a) shaoghail | (a) shaoghalan |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Synonyms edit
- (universe): cruinne-cè, domhan
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| saoghal | shaoghal after "an", t-saoghal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |