seile

See also: Seile and -seile

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlʲə/

Noun

seile f (genitive singular seile, nominative plural seilí)

1. spit, spittle
2. saliva

Declension

Declension of seile (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seile seilí vocative a sheile a sheilí genitive seile seilí dative seile seilí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tseile na seilí genitive na seile na seilí dative leis an tseile don tseile leis na seilí

Derived terms

• glas-seile (“water-brash”)
• seile (na) cuaiche (“cuckoo-spit”)
• seileach (“salivary”, adjective)
• seileadán (“spittoon”)
• seileog (“spit”)
• seiligh (“spit, expectorate”, intransitive verb)

Related terms

• seileagar (“saliva; (act of) dribbling at the mouth”)
• seileogach (“given to spitting; salivary”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seile

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seile	sheile after an, tseile	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• segle

Etymology

From Old Norse sigla.

Verb

seile (imperative seil, present tense seiler, simple past seilte, past participle seilt, present participle seilende)

1. (nautical) to sail (travel in a boat, especially a sailing boat)

Derived terms

• seilbar
• seiler (noun)
• seiling

Related terms

• seil (noun)

References

• “seile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sile

Etymology

From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃelə/

Noun

seile m (genitive singular seile, plural seilean)

1. saliva, spittle
2. afterbirth

Derived terms

• fàireag-sheile (“saliva gland”)

Mutation

Mutation of seile

radical	lenition
seile	sheile after "an", t-seile

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language