saoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish suí.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˠiː/

Noun

saoi m (genitive singular saoi, nominative plural saoithe)

sage (wise person)

Declension

Declension of saoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saoi	saoithe
Vocative	a shaoi	a shaoithe
Genitive	saoi	saoithe
Dative	saoi	saoithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an saoi	na saoithe
Genitive	an tsaoi	na saoithe
Dative	leis an saoi don saoi	leis na saoithe

Synonyms

fáidh

Antonyms

daoi

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

“suí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“saoi” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 593.
"saoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “saoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “saoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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