cíall

See also: ciall

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā; cognate to Welsh pwyll.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲiːa̯l͈/

Noun

cíall f (genitive céille, nominative plural cíalla)

  1. (of persons) sense, intelligence, mind
  2. wisdom, good sense, skill
  3. sense (means of perception)
  4. intention, cause, reason, idea
  5. (of words, texts, etc.) signification, meaning
  6. (of grammatical forms) force, function, meaning

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cíall chíall cíall
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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