sáil
See also: sail, Sail, sàil, and saïl
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /sˠɑːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠæːlʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish sál.
Alternative forms
- sál
Noun
sáil f (genitive singular sáile, nominative plural sála)
- (anatomy, of shoes) heel
- (golf) heel of a club
- heeltap (of liquor)
Declension
Declension of sáil
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- sáilchaite (“down at heel”) (of shoes)
- sáil cíle (“heel”) (of ship's keel)
- sáil crainn (“heel of mast”)
- sáil sléibhe (“spur of mountain”)
- sáil stiúrach (“heel of rudder”)
- sála arda (“high heels”)
- sála fuiseoige (“larkspur”)
Etymology 2
See Old Irish sádaile (“comfort, ease”)
Adjective
sáil (genitive singular masculine sáil, genitive singular feminine sáile, plural sáile, comparative sáile)
- easy, restful, comfortable
- fond of ease and comfort
- self-indulgent, voluptuous
Declension
Declension of sáil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sáil | sháil | sáile; sháile² | |
Vocative | sháil | sáile | ||
Genitive | sáile | sáile | sáil | |
Dative | sáil; sháil¹ | sháil | sáile; sháile² | |
Comparative | níos sáile | |||
Superlative | is sáile |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- sáile
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sáil | sháil after an, tsáil | 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), “sáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 sál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “sáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːlʲ/
Noun
sáil
- inflection of sál (“heel”):
- accusative and dative singular
- nominative and accusative and vocative dual
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
sáil | ṡáil | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |