steall

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Irish

Noun

steall f

  1. splash
  2. poured-out quantity, dash
  3. gush, flow; spell

Declension

Declension of steall (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative steall steallta
vocative a steall a steallta
genitive steille steallta
dative steall steallta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an steall na steallta
genitive na steille na steallta
dative leis an steall
don steall 		leis na steallta

Derived terms

Verb

steall (present analytic steallann, future analytic steallfaidh, verbal noun stealladh, past participle steallta)

  1. to splash; spout, pour
  2. to dash, bash

Conjugation

conjugation of steall (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present steallaim steallann tú;
steallair† 		steallann sé, sí steallaimid steallann sibh steallann siad;
steallaid† 		a steallann; a steallas stealltar
past steall mé; steallas steall tú; steallais steall sé, sí steallamar; steall muid steall sibh; steallabhair steall siad; stealladar a steall /
ar steall* 		stealladh
past habitual steallainn stealltá stealladh sé, sí steallaimis; stealladh muid stealladh sibh steallaidís; stealladh siad a stealladh /
a stealladh* 		stealltaí
future steallfaidh mé;
steallfad 		steallfaidh tú;
steallfair† 		steallfaidh sé, sí steallfaimid;
steallfaidh muid 		steallfaidh sibh steallfaidh siad;
steallfaid† 		a steallfaidh; a steallfas steallfar
conditional steallfainn steallfá steallfadh sé, sí steallfaimis; steallfadh muid steallfadh sibh steallfaidís; steallfadh siad a steallfadh /
a steallfadh* 		steallfaí
subjunctive present go stealla mé;
go steallad† 		go stealla tú;
go steallair† 		go stealla sé, sí go steallaimid;
go stealla muid 		go stealla sibh go stealla siad;
go steallaid† 		— go stealltar
past dá steallainn dá stealltá dá stealladh sé, sí dá steallaimis;
dá stealladh muid 		dá stealladh sibh dá steallaidís;
dá stealladh siad 		— dá stealltaí
imperative steallaim steall stealladh sé, sí steallaimis steallaigí;
steallaidh† 		steallaidís — stealltar
verbal noun stealladh
past participle steallta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz, *staþl-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”) and Proto-Indo-European *stel-. Akin to Old Frisian stal, Old High German stall (German Stall (“stable”), Stelle (“place”)), Old Norse stallr.

Pronunciation

Noun

steall m or n

  1. a position, especially one that is standing; position of affairs, state, condition, standing
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .
      At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.
  2. place, stead
  3. a place for cattle, stall, stable
  4. fishing ground, place to catch fish

Declension

  • Masculine

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative steall steallas
accusative steall steallas
genitive stealles stealla
dative stealle steallum
  • Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative steall steall
accusative steall steall
genitive stealles stealla
dative stealle steallum

Descendants

  • Middle English: stal
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