saingeal

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

saingeal m (genitive singular saingil, nominative plural saingil)

1. (architecture, Christianity) chancel

   Synonyms: córlann, preispitéir

Declension

Declension of saingeal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative saingeal saingil Vocative a shaingil a shaingeala Genitive saingil saingeal Dative saingeal saingil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an saingeal na saingil Genitive an tsaingil na saingeal Dative leis an saingeal don saingeal leis na saingil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saingeal	shaingeal after an, tsaingeal	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) “saingeal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “saingeal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “saingeal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.