síl
See also: sil, SIL, Sil, sìl, şil, s'il, and śil
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse síl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊiːl/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːl
Noun
síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)
- (zoology) trout
Declension
Declension of síl | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
accusative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
dative | síli | sílinum | sílum | sílunum |
genitive | síls | sílsins | síla | sílanna |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.
Alternative forms
- saoil
Verb
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
- (transitive, intransitive) think, consider
- (transitive) expect, intend
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | sílim | síleann tú; sílir† | síleann sé, sí | sílimid | síleann sibh | síleann siad; sílid† | a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann*; a síleas* | síltear |
past | shíl mé; shíleas | shíl tú; shílis | shíl sé, sí | shíleamar; shíl muid | shíl sibh; shíleabhair | shíl siad; shíleadar | a shíl / ar shíl* | síleadh | |
past habitual | shílinn / sílinn‡‡ | shílteá / sílteᇇ | shíleadh sé, sí / síleadh sé, s퇇 | shílimis; shíleadh muid / sílimis‡‡; síleadh muid‡‡ | shíleadh sibh / síleadh sibh‡‡ | shílidís; shíleadh siad / sílidís‡‡; síleadh siad‡‡ | a shíleadh / a síleadh* | shíltí / sílt퇇 | |
future | sílfidh mé; sílfead | sílfidh tú; sílfir† | sílfidh sé, sí | sílfimid; sílfidh muid | sílfidh sibh | sílfidh siad; sílfid† | a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh*; a sílfeas* | sílfear | |
conditional | shílfinn / sílfinn‡‡ | shílfeá / sílfeᇇ | shílfeadh sé, sí / sílfeadh sé, s퇇 | shílfimis; shílfeadh muid / sílfimis‡‡; sílfeadh muid‡‡ | shílfeadh sibh / sílfeadh sibh‡‡ | shílfidís; shílfeadh siad / sílfidís‡‡; sílfeadh siad‡‡ | a shílfeadh / a sílfeadh* | shílfí / sílf퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go síle mé; go sílead† | go síle tú; go sílir† | go síle sé, sí | go sílimid; go síle muid | go síle sibh | go síle siad; go sílid† | — | go síltear |
past | dá sílinn | dá sílteá | dá síleadh sé, sí | dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid | dá síleadh sibh | dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad | — | dá síltí | |
imperative | sílim | síl | síleadh sé, sí | sílimis | síligí; sílidh† | sílidís | — | síltear | |
verbal noun | síleadh | ||||||||
past participle | sílte |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms
- ceap
- smaoinigh
Noun
síl m
- genitive singular of síol
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síl | shíl after an, tsíl | 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), “síl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “sílim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- Entries containing “sílim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Noun
síl m or n
- (botany, agriculture) seed
- cause, origin
- (biology) semen
- race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed
Inflection
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Vocative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Accusative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
Genitive | sílL | síl | sílN |
Dative | sílL | sílaib | sílaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- sílach (“seed”)
- sílaid, sílaigthid, sílem (“sower”)
- sílaige (“disseminator”)
- sílaigidir, sílaid (“sows; causes, brings about, produces; disseminates, spreads abroad, publishes; generates, multiplies, propagates; spreads, scatters; breeds; springs, takes issue, is generated; spreads, multiplies”)
- sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)
Descendants
- Irish: síol
- Manx: sheel
- Scottish Gaelic: sìol
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.
Noun
síl n
- herring
Descendants
- see *sīlą
References
- Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch