siolla

Irish

Alternative forms

• siollab, siollabh (late, artificial archaisms)

Etymology

From Old Irish sillab, borrowed from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪl̪ˠə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɯl̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɨ̞l̪ˠu/ (corresponding to the form siollabh)

Noun

siolla m (genitive singular siolla, nominative plural siollaí)

1. syllable
2. puff of wind

Declension

Declension of siolla (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siolla siollaí vocative a shiolla a shiollaí genitive siolla siollaí dative siolla siollaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siolla na siollaí genitive an tsiolla na siollaí dative leis an siolla don siolla leis na siollaí

Derived terms

• aonsiollach
• déshiollach
• ilsiollach
• siollach

Related terms

• siollabra (“syllabary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of siolla

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siolla	shiolla after an, tsiolla	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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sillab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “siolla”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “siolla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 700
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siolla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40