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• saoghal (classical, superseded)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/

The genitive singular of this word is pronounced /sˠeːlʲ/ in Munster and formerly County Kilkenny, and not /sˠiːlʲ/ as suggested by standard spelling saoil.

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saol	shaol after an, tsaol	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) “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.