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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 From Old Irish sál sáile [ 2]
Noun sáile m genitive singular sáile
salt water , seawater , brine the sea
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “sáile ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “sáile ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 sál ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “sáile ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“sáile ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Etymology 2 From Middle Irish sádaile ( “ ease, comfort, repose ” ) .[ 3]
Noun sáile f genitive singular sáile
ease , comfort self-indulgence luxuriant growth
Declension
Further reading Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “sáile ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “sáḋaile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 586 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “sáile ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“sáile ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Etymology 3 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective sáile
inflection of sáil
genitive singular feminine nominative / vocative / dative / strong genitive plural comparative degree
Noun sáile f
genitive singular of sáil
Mutation Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
References
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal 100 ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “sáile”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 587 ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “sádaile ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun sáile m
Alternative form of sál ( “ saltwater ” )
Noun sáile
genitive singular of sál ( “ heel ” )
Mutation
Mutation of sáile
radical
lenition
nasalization
sáile ṡáile unchanged
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
Further reading