ciall
See also: cíall
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ciəl̪ˠ/
Noun
ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)
- sense
- sanity
- normal state of mind
- common sense
- perception
- meaning
- reason, cause
Declension
Declension of ciall
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aingiall f (“unreason”)
- aonchiallach (“univocal; unequivocal”)
- aonchiallacht (“univocity”)
- ciallach (“dear one, friend”)
- ciallchogar (“confidential whisper”)
- ciallmhar (“sensible, reasonable”)
- cur i gcéill (“pretence, make-believe”)
- fochiall (“secondary meaning, connotation”)
- gan chiall
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciall | chiall | gciall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 135
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲiaɫ̪/
Noun
ciall f (genitive singular cèille)
- significance, implication,
- understanding, meaning, drift, connotation
- mind, sanity
- sense, reason
Derived terms
- ciallach (“rational, sensible”)
- ciallaich (“mean”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
ciall | chiall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language