síl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse síl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʊiːl/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːl

Noun

síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)

  1. trout

Declension

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

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saílid;[1] cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/[2][3]
  • (Munster, also) IPA(key): /sˠiːlʲ/ (corresponding to the form saoil)

Alternative forms

Verb

síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)

  1. (ambitransitive) to think, consider
  2. (transitive) to expect, intend
Conjugation
conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun síleadh
past participle sílte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
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* 		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* 		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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/

Noun

síl m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of síol

Mutation

Mutated forms of síl
radical lenition eclipsis
síl shíl
after an, tsíl 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 380, page 118; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 414, page 158
  4. ^ “síl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (most forms) [sʲiːl], (genitive singular form) [sʲiːlʲ]

Noun

síl m or n

  1. (botany, agriculture) seed
  2. cause, origin
  3. (biology) semen
  4. race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • sílach (“seed”)
  • sílaid (“to sow; sower”)
  • sílaige (“disseminator”)
  • sílaigidir (“to sow”)
  • sílaigthid (“sower”)
  • sílem (“sower”)
  • sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)

Descendants

  • Irish: síol
  • Manx: sheel
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìol

Mutation

Mutation of síl
radical lenition nasalization
síl ṡíl síl

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

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.

Noun

síl n

  1. herring

Descendants

Further reading

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