stiall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish stíall (“strip, panel, slat, zone, border”). The verb is denominative from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʲiəl̪ˠ/

Noun

stiall f (genitive singular stéille, nominative plural stiallacha)

1. strip, slice
2. piece, part
3. cut, stroke, lash
4. (literary) strip, panel

Declension

Declension of stiall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative stiall stiallacha Vocative a stiall a stiallacha Genitive stéille stiallacha Dative stiall stiallacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an stiall na stiallacha Genitive na stéille na stiallacha Dative leis an stiall don stiall leis na stiallacha

Derived terms

• fostiall (“undercut”)
• stiallfhótagrafaíocht (“schlieren photography”)

Verb

stiall (present analytic stiallann, future analytic stiallfaidh, verbal noun stialladh, past participle stiallta)

1. to cut in strips
2. to rend, tear
3. to cut, lash, wound
4. to make cutting remarks about, criticize
5. to shred (of paper)

Conjugation

conjugation of stiall (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	stiallaim	stiallann tú; stiallair†	stiallann sé, sí	stiallaimid	stiallann sibh	stiallann siad; stiallaid†	a stiallann; a stiallas	stialltar
	past	stiall mé; stiallas	stiall tú; stiallais	stiall sé, sí	stiallamar; stiall muid	stiall sibh; stiallabhair	stiall siad; stialladar	a stiall / ar stiall*	stialladh
	past habitual	stiallainn	stialltá	stialladh sé, sí	stiallaimis; stialladh muid	stialladh sibh	stiallaidís; stialladh siad	a stialladh / a stialladh*	stialltaí
future		stiallfaidh mé; stiallfad	stiallfaidh tú; stiallfair†	stiallfaidh sé, sí	stiallfaimid; stiallfaidh muid	stiallfaidh sibh	stiallfaidh siad; stiallfaid†	a stiallfaidh; a stiallfas	stiallfar
conditional		stiallfainn	stiallfá	stiallfadh sé, sí	stiallfaimis; stiallfadh muid	stiallfadh sibh	stiallfaidís; stiallfadh siad	a stiallfadh / a stiallfadh*	stiallfaí
subjunctive	present	go stialla mé; go stiallad†	go stialla tú; go stiallair†	go stialla sé, sí	go stiallaimid; go stialla muid	go stialla sibh	go stialla siad; go stiallaid†	—	go stialltar
	past	dá stiallainn	dá stialltá	dá stialladh sé, sí	dá stiallaimis; dá stialladh muid	dá stialladh sibh	dá stiallaidís; dá stialladh siad	—	dá stialltaí
imperative		stiallaim	stiall	stialladh sé, sí	stiallaimis	stiallaigí; stiallaidh†	stiallaidís	—	stialltar
verbal noun		stialladh
past participle		stiallta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stíallaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN