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síl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse síl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)

  1. (zoology) trout

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) think, consider
  2. (transitive) expect, intend
Conjugation
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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* 		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* 		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

Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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síl m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of síol

Mutation

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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

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most forms) [sʲiːl], (genitive singular form) [sʲiːlʲ]

Noun

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síl m or n

  1. (botany, agriculture) seed
  2. cause, origin
  3. (biology) semen
  4. race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

Inflection

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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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: síol
  • Manx: sheel
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìol

Mutation

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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

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.

Noun

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síl n

  1. herring

Descendants

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References

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  • Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
  • Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch
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