síl
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) Rhymes: -ʊiːl
Noun
síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)
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
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.
Alternative forms
Verb
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
síl m
Mutation
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
- 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
Etymology
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From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Noun
síl m or n
- (botany, agriculture) seed
- cause, origin
- (biology) semen
- race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- sílach (“seed”)
- sílaid, sílaigthid, sílem (“sower”)
- sílaige (“disseminator”)
- sílaigidir, sílaid (“sows; causes, brings about, produces; disseminates, spreads abroad, publishes; generates, multiplies, propagates; spreads, scatters; breeds; springs, takes issue, is generated; spreads, multiplies”)
- sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)
Descendants
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- 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
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.
Noun
síl n
Descendants
- see *sīlą
References
- Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch
- 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 inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- 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 Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse neuter nouns