saolaí

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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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

saolaí

  1. inflection of saolach:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saolaí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of saolaigh
Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutated forms of saolaí
radical lenition eclipsis
saolaí shaolaí
after an, tsaolaí 		not applicable

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

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