siúl

Irish

Alternative forms

siubhal (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“walks”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃuːl̪ˠ/, /ʃuːlˠ/

Noun

siúl m (genitive singular siúil, nominative plural siúlta)

verbal noun of siúil
ability to walk
gait
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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	siúl	[[si{{{4}}}#Irish\|si{{{4}}}]]
Vocative	a shiúl	a [[shi{{{4}}}#Irish\|shi{{{4}}}]]
Genitive	siúlta	[[si{{{5}}}#Irish\|si{{{5}}}]]
Dative	siúl	[[si{{{4}}}#Irish\|si{{{4}}}]]

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an siúl	na [[si{{{4}}}#Irish\|si{{{4}}}]]
Genitive	an tsiúlta	na [[si{{{5}}}#Irish\|si{{{5}}}]]
Dative	leis an tsiúl don tsiúl	leis na [[si{{{4}}}#Irish\|si{{{4}}}]]

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.

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.
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39

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