stiall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish stíall (strip, panel, slat, zone, border).[1] The verb is denominative from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʲiəl̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

stiall f (genitive singular stéille, nominative plural stiallacha)

  1. strip, slice
  2. piece, part
  3. cut, stroke, lash
  4. (literary) strip, panel

Declension

Declension of stiall (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stiall stiallacha
vocative a stiall a stiallacha
genitive stéille stiallacha
dative stiall stiallacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stiall na stiallacha
genitive na stéille na stiallacha
dative leis an stiall
don stiall
leis na stiallacha

Derived terms

Verb

stiall (present analytic stiallann, future analytic stiallfaidh, verbal noun stialladh, past participle stiallta)

  1. to cut in strips
  2. to rend, tear
  3. to cut, lash, wound
  4. to make cutting remarks about, criticize
  5. to shred (of paper)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stiall (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present stiallaim stiallann tú;
stiallair
stiallann sé, sí stiallaimid; stiallann muid stiallann sibh stiallann siad;
stiallaid
a stiallann; a stiallas stialltar
past stiall mé; stiallas stiall tú; stiallais stiall sé, sí stiallamar; stiall muid stiall sibh; stiallabhair stiall siad; stialladar a stiall stialladh
past habitual stiallainn stialltá stialladh sé, sí stiallaimis; stialladh muid stialladh sibh stiallaidís; stialladh siad a stialladh stialltaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future stiallfaidh mé;
stiallfad
stiallfaidh tú;
stiallfair
stiallfaidh sé, sí stiallfaimid;
stiallfaidh muid
stiallfaidh sibh stiallfaidh siad;
stiallfaid
a stiallfaidh; a stiallfas stiallfar
conditional stiallfainn stiallfá stiallfadh sé, sí stiallfaimis; stiallfadh muid stiallfadh sibh stiallfaidís; stiallfadh siad a stiallfadh stiallfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go stialla mé;
go stiallad
go stialla tú;
go stiallair
go stialla sé, sí go stiallaimid;
go stialla muid
go stialla sibh go stialla siad;
go stiallaid
go stialltar
past stiallainn stialltá stialladh sé, sí stiallaimis;
stialladh muid
stialladh sibh stiallaidís;
stialladh siad
stialltaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
stiallaim stiall stialladh sé, sí stiallaimis stiallaigí;
stiallaidh
stiallaidís stialltar
past participle stiallta
verbal noun stialladh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 352, page 121

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