speal
English
editNoun
editspeal
- Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”)
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editspeal (present analytic spealann, future analytic spealfaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealta)
Conjugation
editconjugation of speal (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Noun
editspeal f (genitive singular speile, nominative plural speala)
Declension
editDeclension of speal
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 349, page 120
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editspeal (past speal, future spealaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealte)
Noun
editspeal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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