saolaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From saol (“life”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

saolaí m (genitive singular saolaí, nominative plural saolaithe)

  1. tenant for life
  2. (insurance) life
Declension
Declension of saolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saolaí saolaithe
Vocative a shaolaí a shaolaithe
Genitive saolaí saolaithe
Dative saolaí saolaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an saolaí na saolaithe
Genitive an tsaolaí na saolaithe
Dative leis an saolaí

don saolaí

 leis na saolaithe

Etymology 2

Alternative forms
  • saolaighe (obsolete)

Adjective

saolaí

  1. genitive singular feminine of saolach
  2. comparative degree of saolach

Etymology 3

Alternative forms
  • saolaighe, saoluighe (obsolete)

Verb

saolaí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of saolaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saolaí shaolaí
after an, tsaolaí		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.