sàbhail

See also: sabhail and sábháil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle English saven, sauven (from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvō) + -ail. Compare Irish sábháil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːval/

Verb

sàbhail (past shàbhail, future sàbhailidh, verbal noun sàbhaladh, past participle sàbhailte)

1. save, rescue
2. save, economise

Derived terms

• sàbhailteachd (“safety, security”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sàbhail	shàbhail after "an", t-sàbhail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.