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 singular plural nominative saoi saoithe vocative a shaoi a shaoithe genitive saoi saoithe dative saoi saoithe forms with the definite article 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

Mutated forms of saoi

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saoi	shaoi after an, tsaoi	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013-2025