sábháil

See also: sabhail and sàbhail

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English saven, sauven (from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvō) + -áil. Compare Scottish Gaelic sàbhail.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɑːˈvˠɑːlʲtʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form sábháilt)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑːwɑːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠaːwælʲ/[2]

Verb

sábháil (present analytic sábhálann, future analytic sábhálfaidh, verbal noun sábháil, past participle sábháilte)

  1. to save, rescue, deliver
  2. to preserve, secure
  3. (agriculture, of crops) to harvest
  4. (sports) to save, make a save
    Synonym: sáraigh

Conjugation

Noun

sábháil f (genitive singular sábhála)

  1. verbal noun of sábháil
  2. rescue, deliverance
  3. preservation, security
  4. (sports, etc.) save
    Synonym: sárú
  5. (agriculture, of crops) harvesting
    Synonyms: baint an fhómhair, déanamh an fhómhair, buaint, buainteoireacht, fómhar, baint

Declension

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sábháil shábháil
after an, tsábháil
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 185, page 93
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 77, page 33

Further reading

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