séipéal

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél, borrowed from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of Latin cappa (“cloak, cape”).

Pronunciation

Noun

séipéal m (genitive singular séipéil, nominative plural séipéil)

  1. chapel (place of worship)
    Synonym: teach pobail

Usage notes

The term séipéal is used mostly of Roman Catholic chapels; Protestant churches are called teampall.

Declension

Declension of séipéal (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative séipéal séipéil
vocative a shéipéil a shéipéala
genitive séipéil séipéal
dative séipéal séipéil
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an séipéal na séipéil
genitive an tséipéil na séipéal
dative leis an séipéal
don séipéal 		leis na séipéil

Mutation

Mutated forms of séipéal
radical lenition eclipsis
séipéal shéipéal
after an, tséipéal 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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