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)

(zoology) trout

Declension

n3	singular		plural
n3	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

IPA^(key): /ʃiːlʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

Alternative forms

saoil

Verb

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

(transitive, intransitive) think, consider
(transitive) expect, intend

Conjugation

conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	sílim	síleann tú; sílir^†	síleann sé, sí	sílimid	síleann sibh	síleann siad; sílid^†	a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann*	síltear
	past	shíl mé; shíleas	shíl tú; shílis	shíl sé, sí	shíleamar; shíl muid	shíl sibh; shíleabhair	shíl siad; shíleadar	a shíl / ar 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 / a síleadh*	shíltí / síltí‡‡
future		sílfidh mé; sílfead	sílfidh tú; sílfir^†	sílfidh sé, sí	sílfimid; sílfidh muid	sílfidh sibh	sílfidh siad; sílfid^†	a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh*	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 / a sílfeadh*	shílfí / sílfí‡‡
subjunctive	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
subjunctive	past	dá sílinn	dá sílteá	dá síleadh sé, sí	dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid	dá síleadh sibh	dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad	—	dá síltí
imperative		sílim	síl	síleadh sé, sí	sílimis	síligí; sílidh^†	sílidís	—	síltear
verbal noun		síleadh
past participle		sílte

* 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

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.

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): (most forms) [sʲiːl], (genitive singular form) [sʲiːlʲ]

Noun

síl m or n

(botany, agriculture) seed
cause, origin
(biology) semen
race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	síl^N	síl^N	síl^L, síla
Vocative	síl^N	síl^N	síl^L, síla
Accusative	síl^N	síl^N	síl^L, síla
Genitive	síl^L	síl	síl^N
Dative	síl^L	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	unchanged

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

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

síl n

herring

Descendants

see *sīlą

References

Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch

síl

Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

Conjugation

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

Mutation

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

References