sáile

See also: saile and säile

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑːlʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sál, sáile.

Noun

sáile m (genitive singular sáile)

  1. salt water, seawater, brine
  2. the sea
Declension
Declension of sáile

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative sáile
Vocative a sháile
Genitive sáile
Dative sáile

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an sáile
Genitive an tsáile
Dative leis an sáile

don sáile

Derived terms
  • seaicéad sáile (“pea-jacket”)
  • thar sáile (“overseas, abroad”)
  • Loch an tSáile (“Lough Atalia”): a sea inlet in Galway City.
  • Gaoth Sáile (“Gweesalia”): a village in County Mayo

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sádaile (“ease, comfort, repose”).

Alternative forms
  • sádhaile (superseded)

Noun

sáile f (genitive singular sáile)

  1. ease, comfort
  2. self-indulgence
  3. luxuriant growth
Declension
Declension of sáile

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative sáile
Vocative a sháile
Genitive sáile
Dative sáile

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an tsáile
Genitive na sáile
Dative leis an tsáile

don tsáile

Adjective

sáile

  1. inflection of sáil:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative, vocative, dative, and strong genitive plural
  2. comparative degree of sáil

Noun

sáile f

  1. genitive singular of sáil

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

References
  • “sáile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 sál” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “sádaile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “sáḋaile” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “sáile” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "sáile" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːlʲe/

Noun

sáile m

  1. Alternative form of sál (“saltwater”)

Noun

sáile

  1. genitive singular of sál (“heel”)

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