saoghal
Irish
editNoun
editsaoghal m (genitive singular saoghail, nominative plural saoghalta)
Declension
editDeclension of saoghal
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish saegul (“lifetime, world”), from Latin saeculum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaoghal 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
editDeclension of saoghal (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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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, used until the 19th century
Synonyms
edit- (universe): cruinne-cè, domhan
Derived terms
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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. |
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish superseded forms
- Irish first-declension nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Latin
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic dated terms
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