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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish síl (“seed”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).
The verb is from Old Irish sílaid.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
síol m (genitive singular síl, nominative plural síolta)
- (agriculture, botany) seed
- (biology) semen, sperm
- Synonym: seamhan
- offspring, progeny, descendants; race
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
síol (present analytic síolann, future analytic síolfaidh, verbal noun síoladh, past participle síolta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of síolaigh (“seed, sow; disseminate, spread”)
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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síolaim
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síolann tú; síolair†
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síolann sé, sí
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síolaimid
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síolann sibh
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síolann siad; síolaid†
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a shíolann; a shíolas / a síolann*; a síolas*
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síoltar
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past
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shíol mé; shíolas
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shíol tú; shíolais
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shíol sé, sí
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shíolamar; shíol muid
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shíol sibh; shíolabhair
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shíol siad; shíoladar
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a shíol / ar shíol*
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síoladh
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past habitual
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shíolainn / síolainn‡‡
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shíoltá / síoltᇇ
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shíoladh sé, sí / síoladh sé, s퇇
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shíolaimis; shíoladh muid / síolaimis‡‡; síoladh muid‡‡
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shíoladh sibh / síoladh sibh‡‡
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shíolaidís; shíoladh siad / síolaidís‡‡; síoladh siad‡‡
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a shíoladh / a síoladh*
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shíoltaí / síolta퇇
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future
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síolfaidh mé; síolfad
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síolfaidh tú; síolfair†
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síolfaidh sé, sí
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síolfaimid; síolfaidh muid
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síolfaidh sibh
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síolfaidh siad; síolfaid†
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a shíolfaidh; a shíolfas / a síolfaidh*; a síolfas*
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síolfar
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conditional
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shíolfainn / síolfainn‡‡
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shíolfá / síolfᇇ
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shíolfadh sé, sí / síolfadh sé, s퇇
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shíolfaimis; shíolfadh muid / síolfaimis‡‡; síolfadh muid‡‡
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shíolfadh sibh / síolfadh sibh‡‡
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shíolfaidís; shíolfadh siad / síolfaidís‡‡; síolfadh siad‡‡
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a shíolfadh / a síolfadh*
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shíolfaí / síolfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go síola mé; go síolad†
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go síola tú; go síolair†
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go síola sé, sí
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go síolaimid; go síola muid
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go síola sibh
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go síola siad; go síolaid†
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—
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go síoltar
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past
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dá síolainn
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dá síoltá
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dá síoladh sé, sí
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dá síolaimis; dá síoladh muid
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dá síoladh sibh
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dá síolaidís; dá síoladh siad
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—
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dá síoltaí
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imperative
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síolaim
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síol
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síoladh sé, sí
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síolaimis
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síolaigí; síolaidh†
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síolaidís
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—
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síoltar
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verbal noun
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síoladh
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past participle
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síolta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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síol
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shíol after an, tsíol
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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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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sílaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síol”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “síol”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024