saolta

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish saegulta.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saolta

  1. worldly, mundane
  2. (religion) lay, secular
  3. respectable

Declension

Declension of saolta
singular plural (m/f)
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.

Noun

saolta

  1. plural of saol

Mutation

Mutated forms of saolta
radical lenition eclipsis
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.

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