sàbhail

See also: sabhail, and sábháil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle English saven, sauven (from Old French sauver, from Late Latin salvō) + -ail. Compare Irish sábháil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːval/

Verb

sàbhail (past shàbhail, future sàbhailidh, verbal noun sàbhaladh, past participle sàbhailte)

1. save, rescue
2. save, economise

Derived terms

• sàbhailteachd (“safety, security”)

Mutation

Mutation of sàbhail

radical	lenition
sàbhail	shàbhail after "an", t-sàbhail

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