seilg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally the dative of sealg, from Old Irish selg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃelʲɪɟ/[1][2], [ˈʃɛlʲɪɟ][3]

Noun

seilg f (genitive singular seilge or sealga, nominative plural seilgí or sealga or seilgeacha)

  1. hunting
    Synonyms: fiach, sealgaireacht

Declension

Standard declension:

Declension of seilg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seilg seilgí
vocative a sheilg a sheilgí
genitive seilge seilgí
dative seilg seilgí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tseilg na seilgí
genitive na seilge na seilgí
dative leis an tseilg
don tseilg 		leis na seilgí

Alternative declensions:

Declension of seilg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seilg sealga
vocative a sheilg a shealga
genitive seilge sealg
dative seilg sealga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tseilg na sealga
genitive na seilge na sealg
dative leis an tseilg
don tseilg 		leis na sealga
Declension of seilg (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seilg seilgeacha
vocative a sheilg a sheilgeacha
genitive sealga seilgeacha
dative seilg seilgeacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tseilg na seilgeacha
genitive na sealga na seilgeacha
dative leis an tseilg
don tseilg 		leis na seilgeacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seilg
radical lenition eclipsis
seilg sheilg
after an, tseilg 		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. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 128, page 30
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 53
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 43

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

seilg f

  1. genitive singular of sealg

Mutation

Mutation of seilg
radical lenition
seilg sheilg
after "an", t-seilg

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

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