síl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse síl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʊiːl/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːl

Noun

síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)

  1. trout

Declension

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

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saílid;[1] cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/[3][4]
  • (Munster, also) IPA(key): /sˠiːlʲ/ (corresponding to the form saoil)

Verb

síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)

  1. (ambitransitive) to think, consider
  2. (transitive) to expect, intend
Conjugation
Conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present sílim síleann tú;
sílir
síleann sé, sí sílimid; síleann muid síleann sibh síleann siad;
sílid
a shíleann; a shíleas síltear
past shíl mé; shíleas shíl tú; shílis shíl sé, sí shíleamar; shíl muid shíl sibh; shíleabhair shíl siad; shíleadar a shíl síleadh
past habitual shílinn /
sílinn
shílteá /
sílteá
shíleadh sé, sí /
síleadh sé, sí
shílimis; shíleadh muid /
sílimis; síleadh muid
shíleadh sibh /
síleadh sibh
shílidís; shíleadh siad /
sílidís; síleadh siad
a shíleadh shíltí /
síltí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future sílfidh mé;
sílfead
sílfidh tú;
sílfir
sílfidh sé, sí sílfimid;
sílfidh muid
sílfidh sibh sílfidh siad;
sílfid
a shílfidh; a shílfeas sílfear
conditional shílfinn /
sílfinn
shílfeá /
sílfeá
shílfeadh sé, sí /
sílfeadh sé, sí
shílfimis; shílfeadh muid /
sílfimis; sílfeadh muid
shílfeadh sibh /
sílfeadh sibh
shílfidís; shílfeadh siad /
sílfidís; sílfeadh siad
a shílfeadh shílfí /
sílfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go síle mé;
go sílead
go síle tú;
go sílir
go síle sé, sí go sílimid;
go síle muid
go síle sibh go síle siad;
go sílid
go síltear
past sílinn sílteá síleadh sé, sí sílimis;
síleadh muid
síleadh sibh sílidís;
síleadh siad
síltí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
sílim síl síleadh sé, sí sílimis síligí;
sílidh
sílidís síltear
past participle sílte
verbal noun síleadh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/

Noun

síl m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of síol

Mutation

Mutated forms of síl
radical lenition eclipsis
síl shíl
after an, tsíl
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ síl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 380, page 118; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 414, page 158

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (to sow) (compare Latin sēmen (seed), Old English sāwan (to sow)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲiːl/ (most forms)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲiːlʲ/ (gen. sg.)

Noun

síl m or n

  1. (botany, agriculture) seed
  2. cause, origin
  3. (biology) semen
  4. race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • sílach (seed)
  • sílaid (to sow; sower)
  • sílaige (disseminator)
  • sílaigidir (to sow)
  • sílaigthid (sower)
  • sílem (sower)
  • sílne (seminal fluid, seed, sperm)

Descendants

  • Irish: síol
  • Manx: sheel
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìol

Mutation

Mutation of síl
radical lenition nasalization
síl ṡíl síl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.

Noun

síl n

  1. herring

Descendants

Further reading