ciall

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See also: cíall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

Noun

ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)

  1. sense
  2. sanity
  3. normal state of mind
  4. common sense
  5. perception
  6. meaning
  7. reason, cause

Declension

Declension of ciall

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ciall cialla
Vocative a chiall a chialla
Genitive céille ciall
Dative ciall
céill (in certain phrases) 		cialla

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chiall na cialla
Genitive na céille na gciall
Dative leis an gciall

don chiall

leis na cialla

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciall chiall gciall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

Noun

ciall f (dative singular ciall or cèill, genitive singular cèille)

  1. significance, implication,
  2. understanding, meaning, drift, connotation
  3. mind, sanity
  4. sense, reason

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ciall chiall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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