saoghal

Irish

Noun

saoghal m (genitive singular saoghail, nominative plural saoghalta)

1. Superseded spelling of saol.

Declension

Declension of saoghal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative saoghal saoghalta Vocative a shaoghail a shaoghalta Genitive saoghail saoghalta Dative saoghal saoghalta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an saoghal na saoghalta Genitive an tsaoghail na saoghalta Dative leis an saoghal don saoghal leis na saoghalta

Mutation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish saegul (“lifetime, world”), from Latin saeculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɯː.əɫ̪/

Noun

saoghal m (genitive singular saoghail, plural saoghalan)

1. world, universe, earth

   air feadh an t-saoghail ― throughout the world

   Càit air an t-saoghal an robh sibh? ― Where on earth were you?

2. life, lifetime

   fad do shaoghail ― during your lifetime

   Ma gheibh mi saoghal, nì mi mo dhìcheall a bhith nam dhuine math. ― If I survive, I’ll try to be a good person.

3. (dated) age, generation

   droch shaoghal ― bad times

4. (dated) means, subsistence, riches, occupation

Declension

Declension of saoghal (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saoghal	saoghalan
Genitive	saoghail	shaoghalan
Dative	saoghal	saoghalan; saoghalaibh*
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) saoghal	(na) saoghalan
Genitive	(an) t-saoghail	(nan) saoghalan
Dative	(an) t-saoghal	(na) saoghalan; saoghalaibh*
Vocative	(a) shaoghail	(a) shaoghalan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Synonyms

• (universe): cruinne-cè, domhan

Derived terms

• fad-shaoghalach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
saoghal	shaoghal after "an", t-saoghal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.