siolla

Irish

Alternative forms

  • siollab, siollabh (late, artificial archaisms)

Etymology

From Old Irish sillab, borrowed from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪl̪ˠə/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɯl̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞l̪ˠu/[1] (corresponding to the form siollabh)

Noun

siolla m (genitive singular siolla, nominative plural siollaí)

  1. syllable
  2. puff of wind

Declension

Derived terms

  • siollabra (syllabary)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
siolla shiolla
after an, tsiolla
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 21

Further reading

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