saoil

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˠiːlʲ/

Verb

saoil (present analytic saoileann, future analytic saoilfidh, verbal noun saoileadh, past participle saoilte)

Alternative form of síl (“to think; expect”)

Conjugation

More information singular, plural ...

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	saoilim	saoileann tú; saoilir^†	saoileann sé, sí	saoilimid	saoileann sibh	saoileann siad; saoilid^†	a shaoileann; a shaoileas / a saoileann*	saoiltear
	past	shaoil mé; shaoileas	shaoil tú; shaoilis	shaoil sé, sí	shaoileamar; shaoil muid	shaoil sibh; shaoileabhair	shaoil siad; shaoileadar	a shaoil / ar shaoil*	saoileadh
	past habitual	shaoilinn / saoilinn‡‡	shaoilteá / saoilteá‡‡	shaoileadh sé, sí / saoileadh sé, sí‡‡	shaoilimis; shaoileadh muid / saoilimis‡‡; saoileadh muid‡‡	shaoileadh sibh / saoileadh sibh‡‡	shaoilidís; shaoileadh siad / saoilidís‡‡; saoileadh siad‡‡	a shaoileadh / a saoileadh*	shaoiltí / saoiltí‡‡
future		saoilfidh mé; saoilfead	saoilfidh tú; saoilfir^†	saoilfidh sé, sí	saoilfimid; saoilfidh muid	saoilfidh sibh	saoilfidh siad; saoilfid^†	a shaoilfidh; a shaoilfeas / a saoilfidh*	saoilfear
conditional		shaoilfinn / saoilfinn‡‡	shaoilfeá / saoilfeá‡‡	shaoilfeadh sé, sí / saoilfeadh sé, sí‡‡	shaoilfimis; shaoilfeadh muid / saoilfimis‡‡; saoilfeadh muid‡‡	shaoilfeadh sibh / saoilfeadh sibh‡‡	shaoilfidís; shaoilfeadh siad / saoilfidís‡‡; saoilfeadh siad‡‡	a shaoilfeadh / a saoilfeadh*	shaoilfí / saoilfí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go saoile mé; go saoilead^†	go saoile tú; go saoilir^†	go saoile sé, sí	go saoilimid; go saoile muid	go saoile sibh	go saoile siad; go saoilid^†	—	go saoiltear
subjunctive	past	dá saoilinn	dá saoilteá	dá saoileadh sé, sí	dá saoilimis; dá saoileadh muid	dá saoileadh sibh	dá saoilidís; dá saoileadh siad	—	dá saoiltí
imperative		saoilim	saoil	saoileadh sé, sí	saoilimis	saoiligí; saoilidh^†	saoilidís	—	saoiltear
verbal noun		saoileadh
past participle		saoilte

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conjugation of saoil (first conjugation – A)

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

saoghail (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠeːlʲ/^[1] (corresponding to the form saoghail)
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠiːlʲ/

Noun

saoil

genitive singular of saol

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutated forms of *saoil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
saoil	shaoil after an, tsaoil	not applicable

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

References

[1]
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 143, page 73

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[1] [1]
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 143, page 73

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saoil

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

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