seol

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See also: seòl

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish séol (“sail; bed, couch; weaving implement, loom; course; manner, way”), borrowed from Old English seġl, seġel, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

seol m (genitive singular seoil, nominative plural seolta)

  1. (sailing) sail
    seol a ardú/thógáil ― to hoist sail
    seol a ísliú ― to lower sail
    seol a leagan ― to strike sail
  2. (literary) covering, canopy
  3. drift, trend; course, direction; flow, motion
  4. (crafts) loom
  5. (literary, uncountable) bed, couch
Declension
Declension of seol (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative seol seolta
vocative a sheoil a sheolta
genitive seoil seolta
dative seol seolta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an seol na seolta
genitive an tseoil na seolta
dative leis an seol
don seol 		leis na seolta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish seólaid (“to sail”), from Old Irish séol (“sail”, noun).

Verb

seol (present analytic seolann, future analytic seolfaidh, verbal noun seoladh, past participle seolta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. sail
    Synonym: déan seoltóireacht
  2. send, dispatch; direct, guide
  3. address
  4. conduct, handle
    Synonyms: láimhseáil, stiúir
  5. (electricity, heat) conduct
  6. (sailing) navigate
    Synonym: loingsigh
  7. ship (of goods)
  8. (book, CD) launch
    Synonym: lainseáil
Conjugation
conjugation of seol (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present seolaim seolann tú;
seolair† 		seolann sé, sí seolaimid seolann sibh seolann siad;
seolaid† 		a sheolann; a sheolas /
a seolann* 		seoltar
past sheol mé; sheolas sheol tú; sheolais sheol sé, sí sheolamar; sheol muid sheol sibh; sheolabhair sheol siad; sheoladar a sheol /
ar sheol* 		seoladh
past habitual sheolainn / seolainn‡‡ sheoltá / seoltᇇ sheoladh sé, sí / seoladh sé, s퇇 sheolaimis; sheoladh muid / seolaimis‡‡; seoladh muid‡‡ sheoladh sibh / seoladh sibh‡‡ sheolaidís; sheoladh siad / seolaidís‡‡; seoladh siad‡‡ a sheoladh /
a seoladh* 		sheoltaí / seolta퇇
future seolfaidh mé;
seolfad 		seolfaidh tú;
seolfair† 		seolfaidh sé, sí seolfaimid;
seolfaidh muid 		seolfaidh sibh seolfaidh siad;
seolfaid† 		a sheolfaidh; a sheolfas /
a seolfaidh* 		seolfar
conditional sheolfainn / seolfainn‡‡ sheolfá / seolfᇇ sheolfadh sé, sí / seolfadh sé, s퇇 sheolfaimis; sheolfadh muid / seolfaimis‡‡; seolfadh muid‡‡ sheolfadh sibh / seolfadh sibh‡‡ sheolfaidís; sheolfadh siad / seolfaidís‡‡; seolfadh siad‡‡ a sheolfadh /
a seolfadh* 		sheolfaí / seolfa퇇
subjunctive present go seola mé;
go seolad† 		go seola tú;
go seolair† 		go seola sé, sí go seolaimid;
go seola muid 		go seola sibh go seola siad;
go seolaid† 		— go seoltar
past dá seolainn dá seoltá dá seoladh sé, sí dá seolaimis;
dá seoladh muid 		dá seoladh sibh dá seolaidís;
dá seoladh siad 		— dá seoltaí
imperative seolaim seol seoladh sé, sí seolaimis seolaigí;
seolaidh† 		seolaidís — seoltar
verbal noun seoladh
past participle seolta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seol
radical lenition eclipsis
seol sheol
after an, tseol 		not applicable

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

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