siúl

siúl

Irish

Alternative forms

• siubhal (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“walks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːl̪ˠ/, /ʃuːlˠ/

Noun

siúl m (genitive singular siúil, nominative plural siúlta)

1. verbal noun of siúil
2. ability to walk
3. gait
4. a walk

Declension

As noun

Declension of siúl

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative siúl siúlta Vocative a shiúil a shiúlta Genitive siúil siúlta Dative siúl siúlta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an siúl na siúlta Genitive an tsiúil na siúlta Dative leis an siúl don siúl leis na siúlta

As verbal noun

Declension of siúl

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative siúl si{{{4}}} Vocative a shiúl a shi{{{4}}} Genitive siúlta si{{{5}}} Dative siúl si{{{4}}}

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an siúl na si{{{4}}} Genitive an tsiúlta na si{{{5}}} Dative leis an tsiúl don tsiúl leis na si{{{4}}}

Derived terms

• ar siúl
• fear siúil
• mórshiúl
• siúlach
• siúlán
• siúlbhealach
• siúlóid
• siúlóir
• suansiúl

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siúl	shiúl after an, tsiúl	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), “siúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “siúl” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “siúl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39