speal

English

speal

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.

speal (present analytic spealann, future analytic spealfaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealta)

conjugation of speal (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	spealaim	spealann tú; spealair^†	spealann sé, sí	spealaimid	spealann sibh	spealann siad; spealaid^†	a spealann; a spealas	spealtar
	past	speal mé; spealas	speal tú; spealais	speal sé, sí	spealamar; speal muid	speal sibh; spealabhair	speal siad; spealadar	a speal / ar speal*	spealadh
	past habitual	spealainn	spealtá	spealadh sé, sí	spealaimis; spealadh muid	spealadh sibh	spealaidís; spealadh siad	a spealadh / a spealadh*	spealtaí
future		spealfaidh mé; spealfad	spealfaidh tú; spealfair^†	spealfaidh sé, sí	spealfaimid; spealfaidh muid	spealfaidh sibh	spealfaidh siad; spealfaid^†	a spealfaidh; a spealfas	spealfar
conditional		spealfainn	spealfá	spealfadh sé, sí	spealfaimis; spealfadh muid	spealfadh sibh	spealfaidís; spealfadh siad	a spealfadh / a spealfadh*	spealfaí
subjunctive	present	go speala mé; go spealad^†	go speala tú; go spealair^†	go speala sé, sí	go spealaimid; go speala muid	go speala sibh	go speala siad; go spealaid^†	—	go spealtar
subjunctive	past	dá spealainn	dá spealtá	dá spealadh sé, sí	dá spealaimis; dá spealadh muid	dá spealadh sibh	dá spealaidís; dá spealadh siad	—	dá spealtaí
imperative		spealaim	speal	spealadh sé, sí	spealaimis	spealaigí; spealaidh^†	spealaidís	—	spealtar
verbal noun		spealadh
past participle		spealta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

speal f (genitive singular speile, nominative plural speala)

Declension of speal

Bare forms

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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.

speal (past speal, future spealaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealte)

speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spelaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language