saolta
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- saoghalta (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Irish saegulta.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsaolta
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | saolta | shaolta | saolta; shaolta2 | |
vocative | shaolta | saolta | ||
genitive | saolta | saolta | saolta | |
dative | saolta; shaolta1 |
shaolta | saolta; shaolta2 | |
Comparative | níos saolta | |||
Superlative | is saolta |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editNoun
editsaolta
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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saolta | shaolta after an, tsaolta |
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
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saegulta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saolta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saolta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “saolta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024