sistéal

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of English cistern after other words ending in -éal, e.g. buidéal (“bottle”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɪʃˈtʲeːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲeːlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲalˠ/

Noun

sistéal m (genitive singular sistéil, nominative plural sistéil)

1. cistern

Declension

Declension of sistéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sistéal sistéil Vocative a shistéil a shistéala Genitive sistéil sistéal Dative sistéal sistéil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sistéal na sistéil Genitive an tsistéil na sistéal Dative leis an sistéal don sistéal leis na sistéil

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 648
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “sistéal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024