sáil
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
Declension
Declension of sáil
Derived terms
- sáilchaite (“down at heel”) (of shoes)
- sáil cíle (“heel”) (of ship's keel)
- sáil crainn (“heel of mast”)
- sáil sléibhe (“spur of mountain”)
- sáil stiúrach (“heel of rudder”)
- sála arda (“high heels”)
- sála fuiseoige (“larkspur”)
Adjective
sáil (genitive singular feminine sáile, plural sáile, comparative sáile)
- easy, restful, comfortable
- fond of ease and comfort
- self-indulgent, voluptuous
Declension
Declension of sáil
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sáil | sháil | sáile; sháile² | |
Vocative | sháil | sáile | ||
Genitive | sáile | sáile | sáil | |
Dative | sáil; sháil¹ |
sháil | sáile; sháile² | |
Comparative | níos sáile | |||
Superlative | is sáile |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sáil | sháil after an, tsáil |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "sáil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 sál” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːlʲ/
Noun
sáil
- inflection of sál (“heel”):
- accusative and dative singular
- nominative and accusative and vocative dual
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
sáil | ṡáil | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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