siela

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognates include Old Prussian seilin (“diligence [acc. sg.]”), nosēilis (“spirit”) and Proto-Slavic *sìla > Old Church Slavonic сила (sila, “strength, force; miracle”), Serbo-Croatian sȉla (“force, power”). No certain cognates outside of Balto-Slavic. Compare Old Icelandic seilask (“endeavour”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi͡ə.lɐ/

si̇́ela f (plural si̇́elos) stress pattern 1

1. (religion) soul, spirit
2. spirit, spirits, heart (mental condition or disposition)

   síelos ramýbė - peace of mind

3. feeling, enthusiasm

   Jõ žõdžiai šalti̇̀, bè síelos. - His words are cold, without feeling.

4. essence, impetus
5. moving spirit, inspiration (person who provides significant impetus or guidance)

• (soul): dvasia
• (mental disposition): psichika
• (feeling): jausmas, užsidegimas, širdis
• (impetus): pamatas, esmė, akstinas, variklis
• (moving spirit): įkvėpėjas m, įkvėpėja f

• besielis
• sielotis
• sielovada
• sielvartas

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Żywiec) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɛ.la/

siela (not comparable)

1. (Żywiec) synonym of teraz

• Leon Rzeszowski (1891) “siela”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 360