ciseal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cisél.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃəlˠ/

Noun

ciseal m (genitive singular cisil, nominative plural cisil)

1. layer
2. (geology, biology, computer science) stratum
3. (geology) bed
4. (computer science) tier

Declension

Declension of ciseal (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ciseal cisil vocative a chisil a chiseala genitive cisil ciseal dative ciseal cisil forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ciseal na cisil genitive an chisil na gciseal dative leis an gciseal don chiseal leis na cisil

Synonyms

• (stratum): sraith

Derived terms

• cisealchlár (“bedding plane”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciseal

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciseal	chiseal	gciseal

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.