suile
See also: súile
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [suˈiː.ɫɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [suˈiː.le]
Noun
suīle n (genitive suīlis); third declension
- a pigsty
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | suīle | suīlia |
| genitive | suīlis | suīlium |
| dative | suīlī | suīlibus |
| accusative | suīle | suīlia |
| ablative | suīlī | suīlibus |
| vocative | suīle | suīlia |
Descendants
- Sardinian:
See also
Further reading
- “suile”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- suile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Sardinian
Etymology
Derived from Classical Latin suīle (“pigsty”), derived from sūs (“pig”) + -īle (suffix denoting enclosures for animals). Compare Nuorese subile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈile/
Noun
suile m (plural suiles) (Logudorese)
- pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
- Synonyms: àrula, chèrria, masonzile, porchile
Descendants
- >? Sassarese: (dialectal) suili
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “suíle”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg