saoil

Irish

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)
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*; a saoileas*		 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*; a saoilfeas*		 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
verbal noun saoileadh
past participle saoilte

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

Further reading

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

saoil

  1. genitive singular of saol

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, 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
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
saoilshaoil
after "an", t-saoil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “saoil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 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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