saill
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /sˠail̠ʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠæl̠ʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
- salted meat
- fatty meat, fat, lard
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Derived terms
- sailleach
- brat saille
- fíochán saille
- saill ime
Related terms
- saillteacht f (“saltiness”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (present analytic sailleann, future analytic saillfidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
- (transitive, intransitive) salt, cure
- (figuratively, of speech) season
- (figuratively, of person) grossly overcharge, fleece
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | saillim | sailleann tú; saillir† | sailleann sé, sí | saillimid | sailleann sibh | sailleann siad; saillid† | a shailleann; a shailleas / a sailleann*; a sailleas* | sailltear |
past | shaill mé; shailleas | shaill tú; shaillis | shaill sé, sí | shailleamar; shaill muid | shaill sibh; shailleabhair | shaill siad; shailleadar | a shaill / ar shaill* | sailleadh | |
past habitual | shaillinn / saillinn‡‡ | shaillteá / saillteᇇ | shailleadh sé, sí / sailleadh sé, s퇇 | shaillimis; shailleadh muid / saillimis‡‡; sailleadh muid‡‡ | shailleadh sibh / sailleadh sibh‡‡ | shaillidís; shailleadh siad / saillidís‡‡; sailleadh siad‡‡ | a shailleadh / a sailleadh* | shailltí / saillt퇇 | |
future | saillfidh mé; saillfead | saillfidh tú; saillfir† | saillfidh sé, sí | saillfimid; saillfidh muid | saillfidh sibh | saillfidh siad; saillfid† | a shaillfidh; a shaillfeas / a saillfidh*; a saillfeas* | saillfear | |
conditional | shaillfinn / saillfinn‡‡ | shaillfeá / saillfeᇇ | shaillfeadh sé, sí / saillfeadh sé, s퇇 | shaillfimis; shaillfeadh muid / saillfimis‡‡; saillfeadh muid‡‡ | shaillfeadh sibh / saillfeadh sibh‡‡ | shaillfidís; shaillfeadh siad / saillfidís‡‡; saillfeadh siad‡‡ | a shaillfeadh / a saillfeadh* | shaillfí / saillf퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go saille mé; go saillead† | go saille tú; go saillir† | go saille sé, sí | go saillimid; go saille muid | go saille sibh | go saille siad; go saillid† | — | go sailltear |
past | dá saillinn | dá saillteá | dá sailleadh sé, sí | dá saillimis; dá sailleadh muid | dá sailleadh sibh | dá saillidís; dá sailleadh siad | — | dá sailltí | |
imperative | saillim | saill | sailleadh sé, sí | saillimis | sailligí; saillidh† | saillidís | — | sailltear | |
verbal noun | sailleadh | ||||||||
past participle | saillte |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- iasc saillte (“salt fish”)
- saillteoir (“salter, curer”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saill | shaill after an, tsaill | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “saill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- sall
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sal͈ʲ/
Noun
saill f (genitive saille)
- salted meat, especially bacon
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | saillL | — | — |
Vocative | saillL | — | — |
Accusative | saillN | — | — |
Genitive | sailleH | — | — |
Dative | saillL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- saillid (“salts, cures”, verb)
Descendants
- Irish: saill
- Manx: sahll
- Scottish Gaelic: saill
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
saill | ṡaill | unchanged |
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), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saiʎ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
- fat, grease, suet
Related terms
- sult m (“fat”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (past shaill, future saillidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
- pickle, cure, preserve, salt
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
saill | shaill after "an", t-saill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “saill”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language