saol

Irish

Alternative forms

• saoghal (classical, superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish saegul (“lifetime, world”), from Latin saeculum.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠeːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠiːlˠ/, /sˠiːl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠiːlˠ/, /sˠiːl̪ˠ/, (older) /sˠɯːlˠ/; (less common) /sˠeːlˠ/, /sˠeːl̪ˠ/, (older) /sˠɤːlˠ/

Noun

saol m (genitive singular saoil, nominative plural saolta)

1. life, lifetime
2. world

   an saol mór ― the whole world; all people, everyone

Declension

Declension of saol (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative saol saolta vocative a shaoil a shaolta genitive saoil saolta dative saol saolta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an saol na saolta genitive an tsaoil na saolta dative leis an saol don saol leis na saolta

Synonyms

• (life): beatha
• (world): domhan

Derived terms

• árachas saoil (“life insurance”)
• gearrshaolach (“short-lived”, adjective)
• saol gnéis m (“sex life”)
• saolach (“long-lived”, adjective)
• saolacht f (“survival”)
• saolaí m (“tenant for life”)
• saolaigh (“be born; deliver”, verb)
• saolmhar (“long-lived”, adjective)
• saolré f (“life cycle”)
• saolta (“worldly, mundane; lay”, adjective)
• seansaol f (“old time(s)”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of saol

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saol	shaol after an, tsaol	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

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

Sui

Pronunciation

• (Sandong) IPA^(key): /saːu˩˧/

Pronoun

saol

1. ye, you all (second-person plural pronoun)

See also

Sui personal pronouns

	singular	inclusive plural	exclusive plural
1st person	yuz	ndaol	ndiul
2nd person	nnaz	saol
3rd person	manl	jenl manl

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ol

Interjection

saol

1. Pronunciation spelling of sağ ol.