siúl

Irish

Alternative forms

• siubhal (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːl̪ˠ/, /ʃuːlˠ/

Noun

siúl m (genitive singular as substantive siúil, genitive as verbal noun siúlta, nominative plural siúlta)

1. verbal noun of siúil
2. ability to walk
3. gait
4. 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, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative siúl vocative a shiúl genitive siúlta dative siúl forms with the definite article case singular nominative an siúl genitive an tsiúlta dative leis an siúl don siúl

Derived terms

• ar shiúl
• ar siúl
• fear siúil
• lucht siúil
• mórshiúl
• siúlach
• siúladán
• siúlán
• siúlbhealach
• siúlóid
• siúlóir
• suansiúl

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of siúl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siúl	shiúl after an, tsiúl	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) “siúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “siúl”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “siúl”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024