síothlaigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish síthlaid. By surface analysis, síothal (pail, bucket) +‎ -igh.

Verb

síothlaigh (present analytic síothlaíonn, future analytic síothlóidh, verbal noun síothlú, past participle síothlaithe)

  1. to strain (to separate solid from liquid), filter
    Synonym: scag
  2. to percolate (pass (a liquid) through a porous substance; make coffee in a percolator)
  3. to expire, die
    Synonyms: faigh bás, éag, básaigh
  4. to die away/die down, subside

Conjugation

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
síothlaigh shíothlaigh
after an, tsíothlaigh
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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