# saoil
## Irish
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sˠiːlʲ/

#### Verb

saoil (present analytic saoileann, future analytic saoilfidh, verbal noun saoileadh, past participle saoilte)
* Alternative form of síl (“to think; expect”)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | saoilim | saoileann tú; saoilir$^†$ | saoileann sé, sí | saoilimid | saoileann sibh | saoileann siad; saoilid$^†$ | a shaoileann; a shaoileas / a saoileann* | saoiltear |
| indicative | past | shaoil mé; shaoileas | shaoil tú; shaoilis | shaoil sé, sí | shaoileamar; shaoil muid | shaoil sibh; shaoileabhair | shaoil siad; shaoileadar | a shaoil / ar shaoil* | saoileadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shaoilinn / saoilinn‡‡ | shaoilteá / saoilteá‡‡ | shaoileadh sé, sí / saoileadh sé, sí‡‡ | shaoilimis; shaoileadh muid / saoilimis‡‡; saoileadh muid‡‡ | shaoileadh sibh / saoileadh sibh‡‡ | shaoilidís; shaoileadh siad / saoilidís‡‡; saoileadh siad‡‡ | a shaoileadh / a saoileadh* | shaoiltí / saoiltí‡‡ |
| future | 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 | conditional | shaoilfinn / saoilfinn‡‡ | shaoilfeá / saoilfeá‡‡ | shaoilfeadh sé, sí / saoilfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | shaoilfimis; shaoilfeadh muid / saoilfimis‡‡; saoilfeadh muid‡‡ | shaoilfeadh sibh / saoilfeadh sibh‡‡ | shaoilfidís; shaoilfeadh siad / saoilfidís‡‡; saoilfeadh siad‡‡ | a shaoilfeadh / a saoilfeadh* | shaoilfí / saoilfí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | saoilim | saoil | saoileadh sé, sí | saoilimis | saoiligí; saoilidh$^†$ | saoilidís | — | saoiltear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh | saoileadh |
| past participle | past participle | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte | saoilte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saoilim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 592

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* saoghail (superseded)

#### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠeːlʲ/ (corresponding to the form saoghail)
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /sˠiːlʲ/

#### Noun

saoil
* genitive singular of saol

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 143, page 73

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish saílid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s̪ɯːl/

### Verb

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

#### Synonyms

* smaoinich

### 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