speal
English edit
Noun edit
speal
- Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”)
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
speal (present analytic spealann, future analytic spealfaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealta)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of speal (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Noun edit
speal f (genitive singular speile, nominative plural speala)
Declension edit
Declension of speal
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
speal (past speal, future spealaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealte)
Noun edit
speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language