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

Mutated forms of saolach
radical lenition eclipsis
saolach shaolach
after an, tsaolach 		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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