síl
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊiːl/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːl
Declension
| Declension of síl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
| accusative | síl | sílið | síl | sílini |
| dative | síli | sílinum | sílum | sílunum |
| genitive | síls | sílsins | síla | sílanna |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiːlʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.
Alternative forms
Verb
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
- (transitive, intransitive) think, consider
- (transitive) expect, intend
Conjugation
conjugation of síl (first conjugation – A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | sílim | síleann tú; sílir† |
síleann sé, sí | sílimid | síleann sibh | síleann siad; sílid† |
a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann*; a síleas* |
síltear |
| past | shíl mé; shíleas | shíl tú; shílis | shíl sé, sí | shíleamar; shíl muid | shíl sibh; shíleabhair | shíl siad; shíleadar | a shíl / ar shíl* |
síleadh | |
| past habitual | shílinn / sílinn‡‡ | shílteá / sílteᇇ | shíleadh sé, sí / síleadh sé, s퇇 | shílimis; shíleadh muid / sílimis‡‡; síleadh muid‡‡ | shíleadh sibh / síleadh sibh‡‡ | shílidís; shíleadh siad / sílidís‡‡; síleadh siad‡‡ | a shíleadh / a síleadh* |
shíltí / sílt퇇 | |
| future | sílfidh mé; sílfead |
sílfidh tú; sílfir† |
sílfidh sé, sí | sílfimid; sílfidh muid |
sílfidh sibh | sílfidh siad; sílfid† |
a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh*; a sílfeas* |
sílfear | |
| conditional | shílfinn / sílfinn‡‡ | shílfeá / sílfeᇇ | shílfeadh sé, sí / sílfeadh sé, s퇇 | shílfimis; shílfeadh muid / sílfimis‡‡; sílfeadh muid‡‡ | shílfeadh sibh / sílfeadh sibh‡‡ | shílfidís; shílfeadh siad / sílfidís‡‡; sílfeadh siad‡‡ | a shílfeadh / a sílfeadh* |
shílfí / sílf퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go síle mé; go sílead† |
go síle tú; go sílir† |
go síle sé, sí | go sílimid; go síle muid |
go síle sibh | go síle siad; go sílid† |
— | go síltear |
| past | dá sílinn | dá sílteá | dá síleadh sé, sí | dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid |
dá síleadh sibh | dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad |
— | dá síltí | |
| imperative | sílim | síl | síleadh sé, sí | sílimis | síligí; sílidh† |
sílidís | — | síltear | |
| verbal noun | síleadh | ||||||||
| past participle | sílte | ||||||||
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síl | shíl after an, tsíl |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sílim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
- Entries containing “sílim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most forms) [sʲiːl], (genitive singular form) [sʲiːlʲ]
Noun
síl m or n
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
| Vocative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
| Accusative | sílN | sílN | sílL, síla |
| Genitive | sílL | síl | sílN |
| Dative | sílL | sílaib | sílaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- sílach (“seed”)
- sílaid (“to sow; sower”)
- sílaige (“disseminator”)
- sílaigidir (“to sow”)
- sílaigthid (“sower”)
- sílem (“sower”)
- sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.
Descendants
- see *sīlą
References
- Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch
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