ciall

See also: cíall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciəl̪ˠ/

Noun

ciall f (genitive singular céille, nominative plural cialla)

1. sense
2. sanity
3. normal state of mind
4. common sense
5. perception
6. meaning
7. reason, cause

Declension

Declension of ciall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ciall cialla Vocative a chiall a chialla Genitive céille ciall Dative ciall céill (in certain phrases) cialla

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chiall na cialla Genitive na céille na gciall Dative leis an gciall don chiall leis na cialla

Derived terms

Terms derived from ciall

• aingiall f (“unreason”)
• aonchiallach (“univocal; unequivocal”)
• aonchiallacht (“univocity”)

• ciallach (“dear one, friend”)
• ciallchogar (“confidential whisper”)
• ciallmhar (“sensible, reasonable”)

• cur i gcéill (“pretence, make-believe”)
• fochiall (“secondary meaning, connotation”)
• gan chiall

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciall	chiall	gciall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “cíall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “ciall” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "ciall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíall, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā (compare Welsh pwyll).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʲiaɫ̪/

Noun

ciall f (genitive singular cèille)

1. significance, implication,
2. understanding, meaning, drift, connotation
3. mind, sanity
4. sense, reason

Derived terms

• ciallach (“rational, sensible”)
• ciallaich (“mean”)