saorthoil

Irish

Etymology

From saor (“free”) +‎ toil (“will”).

Noun

saorthoil f (genitive singular saorthola)

1. (philosophy) free will

Declension

Declension of saorthoil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative saorthoil Vocative a shaorthoil Genitive saorthola Dative saorthoil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsaorthoil Genitive na saorthola Dative leis an tsaorthoil don tsaorthoil

Related terms

• saorthoilteanach (“discretionary”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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