soiscéal
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *soiscél.
Noun
soiscéal m (genitive singular soiscéil, nominative plural soiscéil)
- (Christianity) gospel
- (subject of) sermon, discussion, gossip
- Alternative form of soscéala
Declension
Declension of soiscéal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Soiscéil Shionoptacha (“Synoptic Gospels”)
- soiscéalach (“evangelical”, adjective)
- soiscéalaí (“evangelist; preacher”)
- soiscéalaigh (“preach the gospel; preach”, verb)
Related terms
- soiscéalaíocht (“(act of) preaching the Gospel; evangelization”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| soiscéal | shoiscéal after an, tsoiscéal |
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), “soiscéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “gospel”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “soiscél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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