samhail

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish samail (likeness, similarity; description; simile, metaphor).

Noun[edit]

samhail f (genitive singular samhla, nominative plural samhlacha)

  1. likeness, image
  2. model, mock-up
  3. effigy
  4. simile

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

samhail (present analytic samhlaíonn, future analytic samhlóidh, verbal noun samhailt, past participle samhlaithe)

  1. Alternative form of samhlaigh

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
samhail shamhail
after an, tsamhail
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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