síl

See also: sil, SIL, Sil, sìl, şil, and s'il

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse síl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʊiːl/
Rhymes: -ʊiːl

Noun

síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)

(fish) trout

Declension

Declension of síl
n3	singular		plural
n3	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	síl	sílið	síl	sílini
accusative	síl	sílið	síl	sílini
dative	síli	sílinum	sílum	sílunum
genitive	síls	sílsins	síla	sílanna

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiːlʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

Alternative forms

saoil

Verb

síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)

(transitive, intransitive) think, consider
(transitive) expect, intend

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	sílim	síleann tú; sílir^†	síleann sé, sí	sílimid	síleann sibh	síleann siad; sílid^†	a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann; a síleas	síltear
	past	shíl mé; shíleas	shíl tú; shílis	shíl sé, sí	shíleamar; shíl muid	shíl sibh; shíleabhair	shíl siad; shíleadar	a shíl / ar shíl*	síleadh
	past habitual	shílinn	shílteá	shíleadh sé, sí	shílimis; shíleadh muid	shíleadh sibh	shílidís; shíleadh siad	a shíleadh / ar shíleadh*	shíltí
	future	sílfidh mé; sílfead	sílfidh tú; sílfir^†	sílfidh sé, sí	sílfimid; sílfidh muid	sílfidh sibh	sílfidh siad; sílfid^†	a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh; a sílfeas	sílfear
conditional		shílfinn	shílfeá	shílfeadh sé, sí	shílfimis; shílfeadh muid	shílfeadh sibh	shílfidís; shílfeadh siad	a shílfeadh / ar shílfeadh*	shílfí
subjunctive	present	go síle mé; go sílead^†	go síle tú; go sílir^†	go síle sé, sí	go sílimid; go síle muid	go síle sibh	go síle siad; go sílid^†	—	go síltear
subjunctive	past	dá sílinn	dá sílteá	dá síleadh sé, sí	dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid	dá síleadh sibh	dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad	—	dá síltí
imperative		sílim	síl	síleadh sé, sí	sílimis	síligí; sílidh^†	sílidís	—	síltear
verbal noun		síleadh
past participle		sílte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

síl m

genitive singular of síol

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
síl	shíl after an, tsíl	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"síl" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“saílid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“sílim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 640.
Entries containing “sílim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “síl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).

Noun

síl m, n

(botany, agriculture) seed
cause, origin
(biology) semen
race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Terms derived from síl

sílach (“seed”)
sílaid, sílaigthid, sílem (“sower”)

sílaige (“disseminator”)
sílaigidir, sílaid (“sows; causes, brings about, produces; disseminates, spreads abroad, publishes; generates, multiplies, propagates; spreads, scatters; breeds; springs, takes issue, is generated; spreads, multiplies”)

sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)

Descendants

Irish: síol
Manx: sheel
Scottish Gaelic: sìol

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
síl	ṡíl	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“síl” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.

Noun

síl n

herring

Descendants

see *sīlą

References

Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
Gerhard Köbler, Altnordisches Wörterbuch

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