Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“to walk”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
siúl m (genitive singular as substantive siúil, genitive as verbal noun siúlta, nominative plural siúlta)
- verbal noun of siúil
- ability to walk
- gait
- a walk
Declension
- As noun
Declension of siúl (first declension)
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- As verbal noun
Declension of siúl (irregular, no plural)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of siúl
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lenition
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eclipsis
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shiúl
after an, tsiúl
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sibal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 74, page 39
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 235
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 352, page 121
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “siuḃal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1045; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “siúl”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “siúl”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
