cìl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cil"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰʲiːl/

Noun

cìl f (genitive singular cìle, no plural)

  1. reddle, ruddle (a red ochre used for marking sheep)

Verb

cìl (past chìl, future cìlidh, verbal noun cìleadh, past participle cìlte)

  1. mark with ruddle

Etymology 2

From Scots or English keel.

Verb

cìl (past chìl, future cìlidh, verbal noun cìleadh, past participle cìlte)

  1. keel

Noun

cìl f (genitive singular cìle, no plural)

  1. keel

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cìlchìl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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