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síl
síl
Irish
Verb
síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
- (transitive, intransitive) think, consider
- (transitive) expect, intend
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | sílim | síleann tú; sílir† |
síleann sé, sí | sílimid | síleann sibh | síleann siad; sílid† |
a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann*; a síleas* |
síltear |
| past | shíl mé; shíleas | shíl tú; shílis | shíl sé, sí | shíleamar; shíl muid | shíl sibh; shíleabhair | shíl siad; shíleadar | a shíl / ar shíl* |
síleadh | |
| past habitual | shílinn | shílteá | shíleadh sé, sí | shílimis; shíleadh muid | shíleadh sibh | shílidís; shíleadh siad | a shíleadh / ar shíleadh* |
shíltí | |
| future | sílfidh mé; sílfead |
sílfidh tú; sílfir† |
sílfidh sé, sí | sílfimid; sílfidh muid |
sílfidh sibh | sílfidh siad; sílfid† |
a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh*; a sílfeas* |
sílfear | |
| conditional | shílfinn | shílfeá | shílfeadh sé, sí | shílfimis; shílfeadh muid | shílfeadh sibh | shílfidís; shílfeadh siad | a shílfeadh / ar shílfeadh* |
shílfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go síle mé; go sílead† |
go síle tú; go sílir† |
go síle sé, sí | go sílimid; go síle muid |
go síle sibh | go síle siad; go sílid† |
— | go síltear |
| past | dá sílinn | dá sílteá | dá síleadh sé, sí | dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid |
dá síleadh sibh | dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad |
— | dá síltí | |
| imperative | sílim | síl | síleadh sé, sí | sílimis | síligí; sílidh† |
sílidís | — | síltear | |
| verbal noun | síleadh | ||||||||
| past participle | sílte | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
- Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
síl m
- genitive singular of síol
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síl | shíl after an, tsíl |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "síl" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “saílid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
Noun
síl m, n
- (botany, agriculture) seed
- cause, origin
- (biology) semen
- race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed
Inflection
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Derived terms
Terms derived from síl
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| síl | ṡíl | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “síl” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.