seile
See also: Seile
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛlʲə/
Noun
seile f (genitive singular seile, nominative plural seilí)
- spit, spittle
- saliva
Declension
Declension of seile
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- glas-seile (“water-brash”)
- seileach (“salivary”, adjective)
- seileadán (“spittoon”)
- seile (na) cuaiche (“cuckoo-spit”)
- seileog (“spit”)
- seiligh (“spit, expectorate”, intransitive verb)
Related terms
- seileagar (“saliva; (act of) dribbling at the mouth”)
- seileogach (“given to spitting; salivary”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seile | sheile after an, tseile | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Entries containing “seile” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seile” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- segle
Etymology
From Old Norse sigla.
Verb
seile (imperative seil, present tense seiler, simple past seilte, past participle seilt, present participle seilende)
- (nautical) to sail (travel in a boat, especially a sailing boat)
Derived terms
- seilbar
- seiler (noun)
- seiling
Related terms
- seil (noun)
References
- “seile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- sile
Etymology
From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃelə/
Noun
seile m (genitive singular seile, plural seilean)
- saliva, spittle
- afterbirth
Derived terms
- fàireag-sheile (“saliva gland”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
seile | sheile after "an", t-seile |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “seile”, 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 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language