siúl

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“to walk”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuːl̪ˠ/[2], /ʃuːlˠ/

Noun

siúl m (genitive singular as substantive siúil, genitive as verbal noun siúlta, nominative plural siúlta)

  1. verbal noun of siúil
  2. ability to walk
  3. gait
  4. a walk

Declension
As noun
Declension of siúl

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative siúl siúlta
Vocative a shiúil a shiúlta
Genitive siúil siúlta
Dative siúl siúlta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an siúl na siúlta
Genitive an tsiúil na siúlta
Dative leis an siúl

don siúl

 leis na siúlta
As verbal noun
Declension of siúl

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative siúl
Vocative a shiúl
Genitive siúlta
Dative siúl

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an siúl
Genitive an tsiúlta
Dative leis an siúl

don siúl

Derived terms

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sibal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “siúl” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “siúl” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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