Síle

See also: sile, Sile, silé, Sìle, síle, and sîle

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːlʲə/

Proper noun

Síle f (genitive Shíle)

  1. A female given name of Irish origin, Anglicized as Sheila, and sometimes translated as Cecilia.

Derived terms
  • Síle an phíce
  • Síle na bportach (“heron”)
  • Síle na gcíoch

Descendants

Noun

Síle f (genitive singular Síle, nominative plural Sílí)

  1. (derogatory) effeminate person, sissy
    Synonyms: blióg, bliteog, gamhain, piteog

Declension
Declension of Síle

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Síle Sílí
Vocative a Shíle a Shílí
Genitive Síle Sílí
Dative Síle Sílí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tSíle na Sílí
Genitive na Síle na Sílí
Dative leis an tSíle

don tSíle

 leis na Sílí

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

Further reading
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