síothlaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish síthlaid. By surface analysis, síothal (pail, bucket) +‎ -igh.

Verb

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síothlaigh (present analytic síothlaíonn, future analytic síothlóidh, verbal noun síothlú, past participle síothlaithe)

  1. to strain (to separate solid from liquid), filter
    Synonym: scag
  2. to percolate (pass (a liquid) through a porous substance; make coffee in a percolator)
  3. to expire, die
    Synonyms: faigh bás, éag, básaigh
  4. to die away/die down, subside

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of síothlaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
síothlaigh shíothlaigh
after an, tsíothlaigh
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

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