saolta

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish saegulta.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saolta

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

Declension

Declension of saolta
Positive singular plural
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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