sistéal

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of English cistern after other words ending in -éal, e.g. buidéal (“bottle”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪʃˈtʲeːl̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲeːlˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲalˠ/

Noun

sistéal m (genitive singular sistéil, nominative plural sistéil)

  1. cistern

Declension
Declension of sistéal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sistéal sistéil
Vocative a shistéil a shistéala
Genitive sistéil sistéal
Dative sistéal sistéil

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sistéal na sistéil
Genitive an tsistéil na sistéal
Dative leis an sistéal

don sistéal

 leis na sistéil

Further reading
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 648
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “sistéal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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