saile
English
Noun
saile (plural sailes)
- Obsolete spelling of sail.
Verb
saile
- Obsolete spelling of sail.
- 1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Aristippus”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […], London: […] Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 43, verso, paragraph 42:
- When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsalʲə/
Noun
saile
- genitive singular of sail
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| saile | shaile after an, tsaile |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Middle English
Verb
saile
- alternative form of assailen
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsalʲe]
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
saile n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saileN | saileL | saileL |
| vocative | saileN | saileL | saileL |
| accusative | saileN | saileL | saileL |
| genitive | sailiL | saileL | saileN |
| dative | sailiuL | sailib | sailib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
saile
- genitive singular of sal
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| saile | ṡaile | saile |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.