saoil

Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠiːlʲ/

Verb

saoil (present analytic saoileann, future analytic saoilfidh, verbal noun saoileadh, past participle saoilte)

  1. alternative form of síl (“to think; expect”)
Conjugation
conjugation of saoil (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun saoileadh
past participle saoilte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present saoilim saoileann tú;
saoilir† 		saoileann sé, sí saoilimid saoileann sibh saoileann siad;
saoilid† 		a shaoileann; a shaoileas /
a saoileann* 		saoiltear
past shaoil mé; shaoileas shaoil tú; shaoilis shaoil sé, sí shaoileamar; shaoil muid shaoil sibh; shaoileabhair shaoil siad; shaoileadar a shaoil /
ar shaoil* 		saoileadh
past habitual shaoilinn / saoilinn‡‡ shaoilteá / saoilteᇇ shaoileadh sé, sí / saoileadh sé, s퇇 shaoilimis; shaoileadh muid / saoilimis‡‡; saoileadh muid‡‡ shaoileadh sibh / saoileadh sibh‡‡ shaoilidís; shaoileadh siad / saoilidís‡‡; saoileadh siad‡‡ a shaoileadh /
a saoileadh* 		shaoiltí / saoilt퇇
future saoilfidh mé;
saoilfead 		saoilfidh tú;
saoilfir† 		saoilfidh sé, sí saoilfimid;
saoilfidh muid 		saoilfidh sibh saoilfidh siad;
saoilfid† 		a shaoilfidh; a shaoilfeas /
a saoilfidh* 		saoilfear
conditional shaoilfinn / saoilfinn‡‡ shaoilfeá / saoilfeᇇ shaoilfeadh sé, sí / saoilfeadh sé, s퇇 shaoilfimis; shaoilfeadh muid / saoilfimis‡‡; saoilfeadh muid‡‡ shaoilfeadh sibh / saoilfeadh sibh‡‡ shaoilfidís; shaoilfeadh siad / saoilfidís‡‡; saoilfeadh siad‡‡ a shaoilfeadh /
a saoilfeadh* 		shaoilfí / saoilf퇇
subjunctive
present go saoile mé;
go saoilead† 		go saoile tú;
go saoilir† 		go saoile sé, sí go saoilimid;
go saoile muid 		go saoile sibh go saoile siad;
go saoilid† 		— go saoiltear
past dá saoilinn dá saoilteá dá saoileadh sé, sí dá saoilimis;
dá saoileadh muid 		dá saoileadh sibh dá saoilidís;
dá saoileadh siad 		— dá saoiltí
imperative
– saoilim saoil saoileadh sé, sí saoilimis saoiligí;
saoilidh† 		saoilidís — saoiltear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Further reading

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

saoil

  1. genitive singular of saol

Mutation

Mutated forms of saoil
radical lenition eclipsis
saoil shaoil
after an, tsaoil 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 143, page 73

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish saílid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪ɯːl/

Verb

saoil (past shaoil, future saoilidh, verbal noun saoilsinn, past participle saoilte)

  1. suppose, think (=believe), imagine
    Shaoil mi. ― I thought. I believed (that). I imagined.
    An saoil thu? ― Do you think?
    Shaoileadh duine. ― One should suppose.
    Shaoil e gur e nàmhaid a bh' ann. ― He thought he was an enemy.
    Nach saoil thu? ― Do you not think?
    ma shaoileas tu ― if you think or judge
    C' àit' an deach e, saoil thu? ― Where do you think he has gone.
  2. seem

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of saoil
radical lenition
saoil shaoil
after "an", t-saoil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “saoil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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