síl
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)
Declension edit
Declension of síl | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
accusative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
dative | síli | sílinum | sílum | sílunum |
genitive | síls | sílsins | síla | sílanna |
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
síl m
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síl | shíl after an, tsíl |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sílim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- Entries containing “sílim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
síl m or n
- (botany, agriculture) seed
- cause, origin
- (biology) semen
- race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed
Inflection edit
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Vocative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Accusative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Genitive | sílL | síl | sílN |
Dative | sílL | sílaib | sílaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
- sílach (“seed”)
- sílaid (“to sow; sower”)
- sílaige (“disseminator”)
- sílaigidir (“to sow”)
- sílaigthid (“sower”)
- sílem (“sower”)
- sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.
Noun edit
síl n
Descendants edit
- see *sīlą
References edit
- Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch