saoil
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
saoil (present analytic saoileann, future analytic saoilfidh, verbal noun saoileadh, past participle saoilte)
- Alternative form of síl (“to think; expect”)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of saoil (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saoilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 592
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saoil
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saoil | shaoil after an, tsaoil |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 73
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
saoil (past shaoil, future saoilidh, verbal noun saoilsinn, past participle saoilte)
- suppose, think (=believe), imagine
- Shaoil mi. ― I thought. I believed (that). I imagined.
- An saoil thu? ― Do you think?
- Shaoileadh duine. ― One should suppose.
- Shaoil e gur e nàmhaid a bh' ann. ― He thought he was an enemy.
- Nach saoil thu? ― Do you not think?
- ma shaoileas tu ― if you think or judge
- C' àit' an deach e, saoil thu? ― Where do you think he has gone.
- seem
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
saoil | shaoil after "an", t-saoil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |