samail
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaṽilʲ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; as one, together with”).
Noun
samail f
- verbal noun of samlaidir
- likeness, similarity
- description
- simile, metaphor
- (with following genitive or preceding possessive) that which something is to be likened to or is like
- the like of, such a
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| samail | ṡamail | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “samail”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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