# síl
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse síl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʊiːl/
* Rhymes: -ʊiːl

### Noun

síl n (genitive singular síls, plural síl)
* trout

#### Declension
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃiːlʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish saílid; cognate with Scottish Gaelic saoil.

#### Alternative forms

* saoil

#### Verb

síl (present analytic síleann, future analytic sílfidh, verbal noun síleadh, past participle sílte)
* (transitive, intransitive) think, consider
* (transitive) expect, intend

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | sílim | síleann tú; sílir$^†$ | síleann sé, sí | sílimid | síleann sibh | síleann siad; sílid$^†$ | a shíleann; a shíleas / a síleann* | síltear |
| indicative | past | shíl mé; shíleas | shíl tú; shílis | shíl sé, sí | shíleamar; shíl muid | shíl sibh; shíleabhair | shíl siad; shíleadar | a shíl / ar shíl* | síleadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shílinn / sílinn‡‡ | shílteá / sílteá‡‡ | shíleadh sé, sí / síleadh sé, sí‡‡ | shílimis; shíleadh muid / sílimis‡‡; síleadh muid‡‡ | shíleadh sibh / síleadh sibh‡‡ | shílidís; shíleadh siad / sílidís‡‡; síleadh siad‡‡ | a shíleadh / a síleadh* | shíltí / síltí‡‡ |
| future | future | sílfidh mé; sílfead | sílfidh tú; sílfir$^†$ | sílfidh sé, sí | sílfimid; sílfidh muid | sílfidh sibh | sílfidh siad; sílfid$^†$ | a shílfidh; a shílfeas / a sílfidh* | sílfear |
| conditional | conditional | shílfinn / sílfinn‡‡ | shílfeá / sílfeá‡‡ | shílfeadh sé, sí / sílfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | shílfimis; shílfeadh muid / sílfimis‡‡; sílfeadh muid‡‡ | shílfeadh sibh / sílfeadh sibh‡‡ | shílfidís; shílfeadh siad / sílfidís‡‡; sílfeadh siad‡‡ | a shílfeadh / a sílfeadh* | shílfí / sílfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go síle mé; go sílead$^†$ | go síle tú; go sílir$^†$ | go síle sé, sí | go sílimid; go síle muid | go síle sibh | go síle siad; go sílid$^†$ | — | go síltear |
| subjunctive | past | dá sílinn | dá sílteá | dá síleadh sé, sí | dá sílimis; dá síleadh muid | dá síleadh sibh | dá sílidís; dá síleadh siad | — | dá síltí |
| imperative | imperative | sílim | síl | síleadh sé, sí | sílimis | síligí; sílidh$^†$ | sílidís | — | síltear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh | síleadh |
| past participle | past participle | sílte | sílte | sílte | sílte | sílte | sílte | sílte | sílte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
* Alternative verbal noun: síleachtáil (Cois Fharraige)

##### Synonyms

* ceap
* smaoinigh

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

síl m
* vocative/genitive singular of síol

### Mutation

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) “síl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sílim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 640
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sílim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “síl”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sīlom (compare Welsh hil), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”) (compare Latin sēmen (“seed”), Old English sāwan (“to sow”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (most forms) [sʲiːl], (genitive singular form) [sʲiːlʲ]

### Noun

síl m or n
* (botany, agriculture) seed
* cause, origin
* (biology) semen
* race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed

#### Inflection

Neuter o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | síl$^N$ | síl$^N$ | síl$^L$, síla |
| Vocative | síl$^N$ | síl$^N$ | síl$^L$, síla |
| Accusative | síl$^N$ | síl$^N$ | síl$^L$, síla |
| Genitive | síl$^L$ | síl | síl$^N$ |
| Dative | síl$^L$ | sílaib | sílaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* sílach (“seed”)
* sílaid (“to sow; sower”)
* sílaige (“disseminator”)
* sílaigidir (“to sow”)
* sílaigthid (“sower”)
* sílem (“sower”)
* sílne (“seminal fluid, seed, sperm”)

#### Descendants

* Irish: síol
* Manx: sheel
* Scottish Gaelic: sìol

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old 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), “síl”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīlą. Compare Old Norse síld.

### Noun

síl n
* herring

#### Descendants

* see *sīlą

### Further reading

* Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “síl”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
* Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition