séipéal
Irish
Alternative forms
- sáipéal (Munster)
Etymology
From Middle Irish seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél, borrowed from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of Latin cappa (“cloak, cape”).
Noun
séipéal m (genitive singular séipéil, nominative plural séipéil)
- chapel (place of worship)
- Synonym: teach pobail
Usage notes
The term séipéal is used mostly of Roman Catholic chapels; Protestant churches are called teampall.
Declension
Declension of séipéal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| séipéal | shéipéal after an, tséipéal |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séipéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 634
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séipéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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