ciall

See also: cíall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciəl̪ˠ/

Noun

ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)

  1. sense
  2. sanity
  3. normal state of mind
  4. common sense
  5. perception
  6. meaning
  7. reason, cause

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciall chiall gciall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲiaɫ̪/

Noun

ciall f (dative singular ciall or cèill, genitive singular cèille)

  1. significance, implication,
  2. understanding, meaning, drift, connotation
  3. mind, sanity
  4. sense, reason

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ciallchiall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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