sistéal

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of English cistern after other words ending in -éal, e.g. buidéal (“bottle”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɪʃˈtʲeːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲeːlˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʃtʲalˠ/

Noun

sistéal m (genitive singular sistéil, nominative plural sistéil)

1. cistern

Declension

Declension of sistéal (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sistéal sistéil vocative a shistéil a shistéala genitive sistéil sistéal dative sistéal sistéil forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sistéal na sistéil genitive an tsistéil na sistéal dative leis an sistéal don sistéal leis na sistéil

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 648
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sistéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “sistéal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024