saolta

Irish

Alternative forms

• saoghalta (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish saegulta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠeːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

saolta

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

Declension

Declension of saolta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	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.

Related terms

• saol

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saegulta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saolta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saolta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saolta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024