saoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠiː/

Noun

saoi m (genitive singular saoi, nominative plural saoithe)

1. sage (wise person)

Declension

Declension of saoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative saoi saoithe Vocative a shaoi a shaoithe Genitive saoi saoithe Dative saoi saoithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an saoi na saoithe Genitive an tsaoi na saoithe Dative leis an saoi don saoi leis na saoithe

Synonyms

• fáidh

Antonyms

• daoi

Derived terms

• saoithiúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saoi	shaoi after an, tsaoi	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “suí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 593
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024