séol

See also: seol and seòl

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English seġl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʲeːu̯l]

Noun

séol n (genitive siúil)

sail

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	séol^N	séol^N	séol^L, séola
vocative	séol^N	séol^N	séol^L, séola
accusative	séol^N	séol^N	séol^L, séola
genitive	siúil^L	séol	séol^N
dative	séol^L	séolaib	séolaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: seól
- Irish: seol
- Scottish Gaelic: seòl
- Manx: shiaull
⇒ Middle Irish: seólaid
- Irish: seol
- Manx: shiauill
- Scottish Gaelic: seòl

Mutation

Mutation of *séol*
radical	lenition	nasalization
séol	ṡéol	séol

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “séol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language