saolach

Irish

Etymology

From saol (“life”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

saolach (genitive singular masculine saolaigh, genitive singular feminine saolaí, plural saolacha, comparative saolaí)

1. long-lived

   Synonym: saolmhar

Declension

Declension of saolach

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Mutated forms of saolach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saolach	shaolach after an, tsaolach	not applicable

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