sáile

See also: saile and säile

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sál, sáile.[2]

Noun

sáile m (genitive singular sáile)

  1. salt water, seawater, brine
  2. the sea
Declension
Derived terms
  • Ceann Sáile (Kinsale (a historic port and fishing town in County Cork))
  • Gaoth Sáile (Gweesalia (village in County Mayo))
  • Loch an tSáile (Lough Atalia (sea inlet in Galway City))
  • seaicéad sáile (pea-jacket)
  • thar sáile (overseas, abroad)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish sádaile (ease, comfort, repose).[3]

Noun

sáile f (genitive singular sáile)

  1. ease, comfort
  2. self-indulgence
  3. luxuriant growth
Declension
Alternative forms

Further reading

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

sáile

  1. inflection of sáil:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Noun

sáile f

  1. genitive singular of sáil

Mutation

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

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100
  2. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sáile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 587
  3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sádaile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsaːlʲe]

Noun

sáile m

  1. Alternative form of sál (saltwater)

Noun

sáile

  1. genitive singular of sál (heel)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
sáile ṡáile 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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