ciall
See also: cíall
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cíall,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).
Pronunciation
Noun
ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)
- sense (conscious awareness, sound judgment, natural ability)
- sanity
- common sense, reason (rational thinking)
- meaning, sense
Declension
Derived terms
- aingiall f (“unreason”)
- aonchiallach (“univocal; unequivocal”)
- aonchiallacht (“univocity”)
- ciallach (“dear one, friend”)
- ciallchogar (“confidential whisper”)
- ciallmhar (“sensible, reasonable”)
- cur i gcéill (“pretence, make-believe”)
- fochiall (“secondary meaning, connotation”)
- gan chiall
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ciall | chiall | gciall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 15, page 24
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 418, page 136
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 135
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā (compare Welsh pwyll).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲiaɫ̪/
Noun
ciall f (dative singular ciall or cèill, genitive singular cèille)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| ciall | chiall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cíall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language