saill
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
Declension
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Derived terms
Related terms
- saillteacht f (“saltiness”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (present analytic sailleann, future analytic saillfidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
- (ambitransitive) salt, cure
- (figuratively, of speech) season
- (figuratively, of person) grossly overcharge, fleece
Conjugation
| verbal noun | sailleadh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | saillte | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | saillim | sailleann tú; saillir† |
sailleann sé, sí | saillimid | sailleann sibh | sailleann siad; saillid† |
a shailleann; a shailleas / a sailleann* |
sailltear |
| past | shaill mé; shailleas | shaill tú; shaillis | shaill sé, sí | shailleamar; shaill muid | shaill sibh; shailleabhair | shaill siad; shailleadar | a shaill / ar shaill* |
sailleadh |
| past habitual | shaillinn / saillinn‡‡ | shaillteá / saillteᇇ | shailleadh sé, sí / sailleadh sé, s퇇 | shaillimis; shailleadh muid / saillimis‡‡; sailleadh muid‡‡ | shailleadh sibh / sailleadh sibh‡‡ | shaillidís; shailleadh siad / saillidís‡‡; sailleadh siad‡‡ | a shailleadh / a sailleadh* |
shailltí / saillt퇇 |
| future | saillfidh mé; saillfead |
saillfidh tú; saillfir† |
saillfidh sé, sí | saillfimid; saillfidh muid |
saillfidh sibh | saillfidh siad; saillfid† |
a shaillfidh; a shaillfeas / a saillfidh* |
saillfear |
| conditional | shaillfinn / saillfinn‡‡ | shaillfeá / saillfeᇇ | shaillfeadh sé, sí / saillfeadh sé, s퇇 | shaillfimis; shaillfeadh muid / saillfimis‡‡; saillfeadh muid‡‡ | shaillfeadh sibh / saillfeadh sibh‡‡ | shaillfidís; shaillfeadh siad / saillfidís‡‡; saillfeadh siad‡‡ | a shaillfeadh / a saillfeadh* |
shaillfí / saillf퇇 |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| present | go saille mé; go saillead† |
go saille tú; go saillir† |
go saille sé, sí | go saillimid; go saille muid |
go saille sibh | go saille siad; go saillid† |
— | go sailltear |
| past | dá saillinn | dá saillteá | dá sailleadh sé, sí | dá saillimis; dá sailleadh muid |
dá sailleadh sibh | dá saillidís; dá sailleadh siad |
— | dá sailltí |
| imperative | ||||||||
| – | saillim | saill | sailleadh sé, sí | saillimis | sailligí; saillidh† |
saillidís | — | sailltear |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- iasc saillte (“salt fish”)
- saillteoir (“salter, curer”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| saill | shaill after an, tsaill |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *salnā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sal͈ʲ/
Noun
saill f (genitive saille)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saillL | — | — |
| vocative | saillL | — | — |
| accusative | saillN | — | — |
| genitive | sailleH | — | — |
| dative | saillL | — | — |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- saillid (“salts, cures”, verb)
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| saill | ṡaill | saill |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saiʎ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
Related terms
- sult m (“fat”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (past shaill, future saillidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| saill | shaill after "an", t-saill |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “saill”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language