saoiste

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːʃtʲə/

Noun

saoiste m (genitive singular saoiste, nominative plural saoistí)

1. Seat of plaited straw or rushes.
2. roll
3. roller (long swelling wave)
4. boss, ganger, gaffer, overseer

Declension

Declension of saoiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative saoiste saoistí Vocative a saoiste a saoistí Genitive saoiste saoistí Dative saoiste saoistí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an saoiste na saoistí Genitive an saoiste na saoistí Dative leis an saoiste don saoiste leis na saoistí

Derived terms

• saisteog f (“pouf”)
• saoistíocht f (“overseeing”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN