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Webster 1913 Edition
Sile
Sile
,Verb.
T.
To strain, as fresh milk.
[Prov. Eng.]
Sile
,Verb.
I.
To drop; to flow; to fall.
[Prov. Eng.]
Sile
,Noun.
1.
A sieve with fine meshes.
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
Filth; sediment.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Sile
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A young or small herring.
[Eng.]
Pennant.
Definition 2024
Síle
Síle
Irish
Proper noun
Síle f (genitive Shíle)
- 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
Noun
Síle f (genitive singular Síle, nominative plural Sílí)
- (pejorative) effeminate person, sissy
Declension
Declension of Síle
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Síle | Shíle after an, tSíle |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Síle" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.