soiscéal

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word soiscéal. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word soiscéal, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say soiscéal in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word soiscéal you have here. The definition of the word soiscéal will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsoiscéal, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish *soiscél.

Pronunciation

Noun

soiscéal m (genitive singular soiscéil, nominative plural soiscéil)

  1. (Christianity) gospel
  2. (subject of) sermon, discussion, gossip
  3. alternative form of soscéala

Declension

Declension of soiscéal (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative soiscéal soiscéil
vocative a shoiscéil a shoiscéala
genitive soiscéil soiscéal
dative soiscéal soiscéil
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an soiscéal na soiscéil
genitive an tsoiscéil na soiscéal
dative leis an soiscéal
don soiscéal 		leis na soiscéil

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of soiscéal
radical lenition eclipsis
soiscéal shoiscéal
after an, tsoiscéal 		not applicable

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

Further reading

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 283, page 99; reprinted 1988
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia