saolach

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Irish

Etymology

From saol (“life”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

saolach (genitive singular masculine saolaigh, genitive singular feminine saolaí, plural saolacha, comparative saolaí)

  1. long-lived
    Synonym: saolmhar

Declension

Declension of saolach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative saolach shaolach saolacha;
shaolacha²
Vocative shaolaigh saolacha
Genitive saolaí saolacha saolach
Dative saolach;
shaolach¹ 		shaolach;
shaolaigh (archaic) 		saolacha;
shaolacha²
Comparative níos saolaí
Superlative is saolaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saolach shaolach
after an, tsaolach 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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