seileach

== Irish == === Etymology === From seile +‎ -ach. === Adjective === seileach (genitive singular masculine seiligh, genitive singular feminine seilí, plural seileacha, not comparable) salivary Synonym: seileogach ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== faireog sheileach (“salivary gland”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “seileach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “seileach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish *sailech (“willow”) (compare Irish saileach, Manx shellagh), from Proto-Celtic *salixs (compare Welsh helyg), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”) (compare Latin salix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃeləx/ === Noun === seileach m (genitive singular seilich, plural seilichean or seilich) willow ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ceann-dubhag an t-seilich === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “seileach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sailech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language