Síle

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sile"

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Síle, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːlʲə/

Proper noun

Síle f (genitive Shíle)

1. a female given name of Irish origin, Anglicized as Sheila, and sometimes translated as Cecilia

Derived terms

• Síle an phíce
• Síle na bportach
• Síle na gcíoch

Descendants

• → English: Sheila
• → Fingallian: Shela

Noun

Síle f (genitive singular Síle, nominative plural Sílí)

1. (derogatory) effeminate person, sissy

   Synonyms: blióg, bliteog, gamhain, piteog

Declension

Declension of Síle (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Síle Sílí vocative a Shíle a Shílí genitive Síle Sílí dative Síle Sílí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tSíle na Sílí genitive na Síle na Sílí dative leis an tSíle don tSíle leis na Sílí

Mutation

Mutated forms of Síle

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Síle	Shíle after an, tSíle	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) “Síle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Síle”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Síle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025