samhla
Irish
Noun
samhla f
- genitive singular of samhail (“likeness, image; model, mock-up; effigy; simile”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| samhla | shamhla after an, tsamhla | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- samhladh
Etymology
From Old Irish samla (“likeness, similarity, that with which a thing may be compared”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sãũl̪ˠə/
Noun
samhla m (genitive singular samhlaidh, plural samhlaidhean)
- resemblance, likeness
- sign, symbol
- simile
- allegory, parable
Derived terms
- samhlachail
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| samhla | shamhla after "an", t-samhla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “samhla”, 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), “1 samla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language