seile

Etymology

From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlʲə/

Noun

seile f (genitive singular seile, nominative plural seilí)

1. spit, spittle
2. saliva

Mutation

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Alternative forms

• segle

Etymology

From Old Norse sigla.

Verb

seile (imperative seil, present tense seiler, simple past seilte, past participle seilt, present participle seilende)

1. (nautical) to sail (travel in a boat, especially a sailing boat)

References

• “seile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• sile

Etymology

From Old Irish saile (“sputum, spittle”) from Latin salīva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃelə/

Noun

seile m (genitive singular seile, plural seilean)

1. saliva, spittle
2. afterbirth

Mutation

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language