saolach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
saolach (genitive singular masculine saolaigh, genitive singular feminine saolaí, plural saolacha, comparative saolaí)
- long-lived
- Synonym: saolmhar
Declension edit
Declension of saolach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saolach | shaolach | saolacha; shaolacha² | |
| Vocative | shaolaigh | saolacha | ||
| Genitive | saolaí | saolacha | saolach | |
| Dative | saolach; shaolach¹ |
shaolach; shaolaigh (archaic) |
saolacha; shaolacha² | |
| Comparative | níos saolaí | |||
| Superlative | is saolaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saolach | shaolach after an, tsaolach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||