steall

Irish

Noun

steall f

1. splash
2. poured-out quantity, dash
3. gush, flow; spell

Declension

Declension of steall (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative steall steallta vocative a steall a steallta genitive steille steallta dative steall steallta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an steall na steallta genitive na steille na steallta dative leis an steall don steall leis na steallta

Derived terms

• stealldíonach

Verb

steall (present analytic steallann, future analytic steallfaidh, verbal noun stealladh, past participle steallta)

1. to splash; spout, pour
2. to dash, bash

Conjugation

Conjugation of steall (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	stealladh
past participle	steallta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	steallaim	steallann tú; steallair†	steallann sé, sí	steallaimid	steallann sibh	steallann siad; steallaid†	a steallann; a steallas	stealltar
past	steall mé; steallas	steall tú; steallais	steall sé, sí	steallamar; steall muid	steall sibh; steallabhair	steall siad; stealladar	a steall / ar steall*	stealladh
past habitual	steallainn	stealltá	stealladh sé, sí	steallaimis; stealladh muid	stealladh sibh	steallaidís; stealladh siad	a stealladh / a stealladh*	stealltaí
future	steallfaidh mé; steallfad	steallfaidh tú; steallfair†	steallfaidh sé, sí	steallfaimid; steallfaidh muid	steallfaidh sibh	steallfaidh siad; steallfaid†	a steallfaidh; a steallfas	steallfar
conditional	steallfainn	steallfá	steallfadh sé, sí	steallfaimis; steallfadh muid	steallfadh sibh	steallfaidís; steallfadh siad	a steallfadh / a steallfadh*	steallfaí
subjunctive
present	go stealla mé; go steallad†	go stealla tú; go steallair†	go stealla sé, sí	go steallaimid; go stealla muid	go stealla sibh	go stealla siad; go steallaid†	—	go stealltar
past	dá steallainn	dá stealltá	dá stealladh sé, sí	dá steallaimis; dá stealladh muid	dá stealladh sibh	dá steallaidís; dá stealladh siad	—	dá stealltaí
imperative
–	steallaim	steall	stealladh sé, sí	steallaimis	steallaigí; steallaidh†	steallaidís	—	stealltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Old English

Alternative forms

• stall, stæll, steal
• stal, stæl — light neuter

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz, *staþl-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”) and Proto-Indo-European *stel-. Akin to Old Frisian stal, Old High German stall (German Stall (“stable”), Stelle (“place”)), Old Norse stallr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stæ͜ɑll/, [stæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun

steall m or n

1. a position, especially one that is standing; position of affairs, state, condition, standing, situation; stead
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .

     At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.

2. place, stead
3. a place for cattle, stall, stable
4. fishing ground, place to catch fish

Declension

• Masculine

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	steall	steallas
accusative	steall	steallas
genitive	stealles	stealla
dative	stealle	steallum

• Neuter

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	steall	steall
accusative	steall	steall
genitive	stealles	stealla
dative	stealle	steallum

Derived terms

• sċipsteall

Descendants

• Middle English: stal
  • English: stall
  • Scots: stal, staw

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

steall f (genitive singular stèill, plural steallan)

1. spout, jet, squirt
2. splash
3. gush
4. poured-out quantity, dash
5. heavy rainshower, torrent
6. small waterfall

Verb

steall (past steall, future steallaidh, verbal noun stealladh, past participle steallte)

1. spout, squirt, gush