samhail

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish samail (likeness, similarity; description; simile, metaphor).

Noun

samhail f (genitive singular samhla, nominative plural samhlacha)

  1. likeness, image
  2. model, mock-up
  3. effigy
  4. simile

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

samhail (present analytic samhlaíonn, future analytic samhlóidh, verbal noun samhailt, past participle samhlaithe)

  1. Alternative form of samhlaigh

Conjugation

Mutation

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

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