sistéal

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of English cistern after other words ending in -éal, e.g. buidéal (“bottle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪʃˈtʲeːl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲeːlˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲalˠ/

Noun

sistéal m (genitive singular sistéil, nominative plural sistéil)

  1. cistern

Declension

Declension of sistéal (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sistéal sistéil
vocative a shistéil a shistéala
genitive sistéil sistéal
dative sistéal sistéil
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sistéal na sistéil
genitive an tsistéil na sistéal
dative leis an sistéal
don sistéal 		leis na sistéil

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 648
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “sistéal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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