seile
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seile f (genitive singular seile, nominative plural seilí)
Declension edit
Declension of seile
Derived terms edit
- glas-seile (“water-brash”)
- seile (na) cuaiche (“cuckoo-spit”)
- seileach (“salivary”, adjective)
- seileadán (“spittoon”)
- seileog (“spit”)
- seiligh (“spit, expectorate”, intransitive verb)
Related terms edit
- seileagar (“saliva; (act of) dribbling at the mouth”)
- seileogach (“given to spitting; salivary”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seile | sheile after an, tseile |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “seile” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seile” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
seile (imperative seil, present tense seiler, simple past seilte, past participle seilt, present participle seilende)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- seil (noun)
References edit
- “seile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seile m (genitive singular seile, plural seilean)
Derived terms edit
- fàireag-sheile (“saliva gland”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
seile | sheile after "an", t-seile |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “seile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language