silidh

Irish

Verb

silidh

1. (archaic, dialectal) second-person plural imperative of sil

Noun

silidh m sg

1. genitive singular of sileadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of silidh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
silidh	shilidh after an, tsilidh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “silidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “running”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle English gelly, from Old French gelee, from Old French geler (“to congeal”), from Latin gelō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃilɪ/

Noun

silidh m (genitive singular silidh, plural silidhean)

1. jam (food)
2. jelly

Mutation

Mutation of silidh

radical	lenition
silidh	shilidh after "an", t-silidh

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