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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish sál.
Alternative forms
Noun
sáil f (genitive singular sáile, nominative plural sála)
- (anatomy, of shoes) heel
- (golf) heel of a club
- heeltap (of liquor)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See Middle Irish sádaile (“comfort, ease”)
Alternative forms
Adjective
sáil (genitive singular masculine sáil, genitive singular feminine sáile, plural sáile, comparative sáile)
- easy, restful, comfortable
- fond of ease and comfort
- self-indulgent, voluptuous
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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sáil
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sháil after an, tsáil
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 sál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “sáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sáil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
sáil
- inflection of sál (“heel”):
- accusative and dative singular
- nominative and accusative and vocative dual
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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sáil
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ṡáil
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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