ciall

See also: cíall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciəl̪ˠ/

Noun

ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)

1. sense
2. sanity
3. normal state of mind
4. common sense
5. perception
6. meaning
7. reason, cause

Declension

Declension of ciall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ciall cialla Vocative a chiall a chialla Genitive céille ciall Dative ciall céill (in certain phrases) cialla

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chiall na cialla Genitive na céille na gciall Dative leis an gciall don chiall leis na cialla

Derived terms

• aingiall f (“unreason”)
• aonchiallach (“univocal; unequivocal”)
• aonchiallacht (“univocity”)
• ciallach (“dear one, friend”)
• ciallchogar (“confidential whisper”)
• ciallmhar (“sensible, reasonable”)
• cur i gcéill (“pretence, make-believe”)
• fochiall (“secondary meaning, connotation”)
• gan chiall

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciall	chiall	gciall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 135
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ciall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʲiaɫ̪/

Noun

ciall f (dative singular ciall or cèill, genitive singular cèille)

1. significance, implication,
2. understanding, meaning, drift, connotation
3. mind, sanity
4. sense, reason

Derived terms

• ciallach (“rational, sensible”)
• ciallaich (“mean”)

Mutation

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language