síl
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)
Declension[edit]
Declension of síl | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
accusative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
dative | síli | sílinum | sílum | sílunum |
genitive | síls | sílsins | síla | sílanna |
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
síl m
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síl | shíl after an, tsíl |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sílim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sílim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “síl”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
síl m or n
- (botany, agriculture) seed
- cause, origin
- (biology) semen
- race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed
Inflection[edit]
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Vocative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Accusative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Genitive | sílL | síl | sílN |
Dative | sílL | sílaib | sílaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms[edit]
- sílach (“seed”)
- sílaid (“to sow; sower”)
- sílaige (“disseminator”)
- sílaigidir (“to sow”)
- sílaigthid (“sower”)
- sílem (“sower”)
- sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.
Noun[edit]
síl n
Descendants[edit]
- see *sīlą
References[edit]
- Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ʊiːl
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Fish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- Irish transitive verbs
- Irish intransitive verbs
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish noun forms
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁- (sow)
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish neuter nouns
- Old Irish nouns with multiple genders
- sga:Botany
- sga:Agriculture
- sga:Biology
- Old Irish neuter o-stem nouns
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse neuter nouns