See also: seol and seòl

Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old English seġl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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séol n (genitive siúil)

  1. sail

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Vocative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Accusative séolN séolN séolL, séola
Genitive siúilL séol séolN
Dative séolL séolaib séolaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: seól
  • Middle Irish: seólaid

Mutation

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Mutation of séol
radical lenition nasalization
séol ṡéol unchanged

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

Further reading

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