Irish

Noun

súil f ‎(genitive singular súile, nominative plural súile)

1. eye
2. hope, expectation (with le plus the person or thing expected or hoped for)

   Tá súil agam go...‎ ― I hope that...

   Tá súil abhaile leat.‎

   You are expected home.

Declension

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (expectation): coinne

Mutation

References

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish *sūli, alteration of Proto-Celtic *sūle, dual of *sūlos ‎(“sun”), genitive of *sāwol ‎(“sun”) (compare Welsh haul ‎(“sun”), Breton heol ‎(“sun”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‎(“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːlʲ/

Noun

súil f ‎(genitive súlo or súla, nominative plural súili)

1. eye
2. hope, expectation

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• súilech
• súilid
• súilige

Descendants

• Irish: súil
• Manx: sooill
• Scottish Gaelic: sùil

Mutation

References

• “súil” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.