Síle

See also: sile, Sile, silé, Sìle, síle, and sîle

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːlʲə/

Proper noun

Síle f (genitive Shíle)

1. a female given name of Irish origin, Anglicized as Sheila, and sometimes translated as Cecilia.

Derived terms

• Síle an phíce
• Síle na bportach (“heron”)
• Síle na gcíoch

Descendants

• → English: Sheila

Noun

Síle f (genitive singular Síle, nominative plural Sílí)

1. (derogatory) effeminate person, sissy

   Synonyms: blióg, bliteog, gamhain, piteog

Declension

Declension of Síle

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Síle Sílí Vocative a Shíle a Shílí Genitive Síle Sílí Dative Síle Sílí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tSíle na Sílí Genitive na Síle na Sílí Dative leis an tSíle don tSíle leis na Sílí

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Síle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Síle”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Síle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024