séipéal

Irish

Alternative forms

• sáipéal (Munster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél, borrowed from Old French chapele, from Late Latin cappella (“little cloak; chapel”), diminutive of Latin cappa (“cloak, cape”).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːpʲeːl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːpʲal̪ˠ/

Noun

séipéal m (genitive singular séipéil, nominative plural séipéil)

1. chapel (place of worship)

   Synonym: teach pobail

Usage notes

The term séipéal is used mostly of Roman Catholic chapels; Protestant churches are called teampall.

Declension

Declension of séipéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative séipéal séipéil Vocative a shéipéil a shéipéala Genitive séipéil séipéal Dative séipéal séipéil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an séipéal na séipéil Genitive an tséipéil na séipéal Dative leis an séipéal don séipéal leis na séipéil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
séipéal	shéipéal after an, tséipéal	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seipél, séipél, saipél, sáipél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séipéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 634
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séipéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN