séipéal

Irish

Alternative forms

sáipéal (Munster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél, borrowed from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of Latin cappa (“cloak, cape”).

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːpʲeːl̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːpʲal̪ˠ/

Noun

séipéal m (genitive singular séipéil, nominative plural séipéil)

chapel (place of worship)

Usage notes

The term séipéal is used mostly of Roman Catholic chapels; Protestant churches are called teampall.

Declension

Declension of séipéal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	séipéal	séipéil
Vocative	a shéipéil	a shéipéala
Genitive	séipéil	séipéal
Dative	séipéal	séipéil

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an séipéal	na séipéil
Genitive	an tséipéil	na séipéal
Dative	leis an séipéal don séipéal	leis na séipéil

Synonyms

teach pobail

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
séipéal	shéipéal after an, tséipéal	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“séipéal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"séipéal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.