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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
- salted meat
- fatty meat, fat, lard
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (present analytic sailleann, future analytic saillfidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
- (transitive, intransitive) salt, cure
- (figuratively, of speech) season
- (figuratively, of person) grossly overcharge, fleece
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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saillim
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sailleann tú; saillir†
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sailleann sé, sí
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saillimid
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sailleann sibh
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sailleann siad; saillid†
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a shailleann; a shailleas / a sailleann*; a sailleas*
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sailltear
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past
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shaill mé; shailleas
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shaill tú; shaillis
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shaill sé, sí
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shailleamar; shaill muid
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shaill sibh; shailleabhair
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shaill siad; shailleadar
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a shaill / ar shaill*
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sailleadh
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past habitual
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shaillinn / saillinn‡‡
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shaillteá / saillteᇇ
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shailleadh sé, sí / sailleadh sé, s퇇
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shaillimis; shailleadh muid / saillimis‡‡; sailleadh muid‡‡
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shailleadh sibh / sailleadh sibh‡‡
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shaillidís; shailleadh siad / saillidís‡‡; sailleadh siad‡‡
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a shailleadh / a sailleadh*
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shailltí / saillt퇇
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future
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saillfidh mé; saillfead
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saillfidh tú; saillfir†
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saillfidh sé, sí
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saillfimid; saillfidh muid
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saillfidh sibh
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saillfidh siad; saillfid†
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a shaillfidh; a shaillfeas / a saillfidh*; a saillfeas*
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saillfear
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conditional
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shaillfinn / saillfinn‡‡
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shaillfeá / saillfeᇇ
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shaillfeadh sé, sí / saillfeadh sé, s퇇
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shaillfimis; shaillfeadh muid / saillfimis‡‡; saillfeadh muid‡‡
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shaillfeadh sibh / saillfeadh sibh‡‡
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shaillfidís; shaillfeadh siad / saillfidís‡‡; saillfeadh siad‡‡
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a shaillfeadh / a saillfeadh*
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shaillfí / saillf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go saille mé; go saillead†
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go saille tú; go saillir†
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go saille sé, sí
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go saillimid; go saille muid
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go saille sibh
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go saille siad; go saillid†
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—
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go sailltear
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past
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dá saillinn
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dá saillteá
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dá sailleadh sé, sí
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dá saillimis; dá sailleadh muid
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dá sailleadh sibh
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dá saillidís; dá sailleadh siad
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—
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dá sailltí
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imperative
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saillim
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saill
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sailleadh sé, sí
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saillimis
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sailligí; saillidh†
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saillidís
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—
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sailltear
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verbal noun
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sailleadh
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past participle
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saillte
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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saill
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shaill after an, tsaill
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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) “saill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *salnā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
saill f (genitive saille)
- salted meat, especially bacon
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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saillL
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—
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—
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Vocative
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saillL
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—
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—
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Accusative
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saillN
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—
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—
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Genitive
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sailleH
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—
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—
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Dative
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saillL
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—
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—
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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saill
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ṡaill
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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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References
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saill (“salted meat, bacon”).
Noun
saill f (genitive singular saille)
- fat, grease, suet
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish saillid (“he salts, cures”), from saill.
Verb
saill (past shaill, future saillidh, verbal noun sailleadh, past participle saillte)
- pickle, cure, preserve, salt
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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saill |
shaill after "an", t-saill
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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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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “saill”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saill”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saillid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language