siolla
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish sillab, borrowed from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪl̪ˠə/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɯl̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞l̪ˠu/[1] (corresponding to the form siollabh)
Noun
editsiolla m (genitive singular siolla, nominative plural siollaí)
Declension
editDeclension of siolla
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- siollabra (“syllabary”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
siolla | shiolla after an, tsiolla |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sillab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “siolla”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “siolla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 700
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siolla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40