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séipéal
séipéal
Irish
Alternative forms
- sáipéal (Munster)
Noun
séipéal m (genitive singular séipéil, nominative plural séipéil)
- chapel (place of worship)
Declension
Declension of séipéal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Usage notes
The term séipéal is used mostly of Roman Catholic chapels; Protestant churches are called teampall.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| séipéal | shéipéal after an, tséipéal |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “séipéal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "séipéal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.