saoi
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish suí.
Pronunciation
Noun
saoi m (genitive singular saoi, nominative plural saoithe)
- sage (wise person)
Declension
Declension of saoi
Synonyms
Antonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saoi | shaoi after an, tsaoi |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “suí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 593
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “saoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024