cìl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cil"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲiːl/

Noun

cìl f (genitive singular cìle, no plural)

1. reddle, ruddle (a red ochre used for marking sheep)

Verb

cìl (past chìl, future cìlidh, verbal noun cìleadh, past participle cìlte)

1. mark with ruddle

Etymology 2

From Scots or English keel.

Verb

cìl (past chìl, future cìlidh, verbal noun cìleadh, past participle cìlte)

1. keel

Noun

cìl f (genitive singular cìle, no plural)

1. keel

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cìl	chìl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.