séol

See also: seol and seòl

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English seġl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲeːu̯l]

Noun

séol n (genitive siúil)

  1. sail

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Vocative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Accusative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Genitive siúilL séol séolN
Dative séolL séolaib séolaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: seól
  • Middle Irish: seólaid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
séol ṡéol unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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