síol
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish síl (“seed”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
The verb is from Old Irish sílaid.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
síol m (genitive singular síl, nominative plural síolta)
- (agriculture, botany) seed
- (biology) semen, sperm
- Synonym: seamhan
- offspring, progeny, descendants; race
Declension edit
Declension of síol
Derived terms edit
- aimsir an tsíl (“seed-time”)
- coirce síl (“seed oats”)
- dul chun síl (“to go to seed”)
- oisre síl
- síol a chur (“to sow seed”)
- síol Choinn (“the race of Conn”)
- síol coirce (“oat-seed”)
- síol cruithneachta (“wheat-seed”)
- síol Eoghain (“the race of Eoghan”)
- síol eorna (“barley-seed”)
- síol féir (“grass seed; first crop of grass”)
- síol oisre
- síolach (“seedy”)
- síolta (“seeded”)
Verb edit
síol (present analytic síolann, future analytic síolfaidh, verbal noun síoladh, past participle síolta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of síolaigh (“seed, sow; disseminate, spread”)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of síol (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síol | shíol after an, tsíol |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sílaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “síol” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síol” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.