"seall" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ʃaul̪ˠ/ (note: Lewis, Harris, North Uist), /ʃɛul̪ˠ/ (note: South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree), /ʃæul̪ˠ/ (note: South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree), /ʃoul̪ˠ/ (note: Wester Ross), /ʃe̯oul̪ˠ/ (note: Wester Ross) Forms: sheall [past], seallaidh [future], sealltainn [noun-from-verb], seallte [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle Irish sellaid, from Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), of uncertain ultimate origin; compare Irish súil (“eye”), as well as Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”) and Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|sellaid}} Middle Irish sellaid, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*sil-n-||to look}} Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), {{cog|ga|súil||eye}} Irish súil (“eye”), {{cog|sga|solus||bright, clear}} Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”), {{cog|grc|στίλβω||to shine}} Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”) Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|sheall||{{{past2}}}|future|seallaidh||{{{fut2}}}|verbal noun|sealltainn||{{{vn2}}}||{{{vn3}}}|past participle|seallte||{{{pp2}}}||{{{pp3}}} -->|head=}} seall (past sheall, future seallaidh, verbal noun sealltainn, past participle seallte), {{gd-verb|fut=seallaidh|past=sheall|pp=seallte|vn=sealltainn}} seall (past sheall, future seallaidh, verbal noun sealltainn, past participle seallte)
  1. look
    Sense id: en-seall-gd-verb-PAHroRng Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. see
    Sense id: en-seall-gd-verb-qp6bXJB9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. show
    Sense id: en-seall-gd-verb-HGMzUJ3r Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: amhairc, coimhead, faic Derived forms: ath-sheall, dà-sheallach, sealladh, trì-sheallach

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ath-sheall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dà-sheallach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sealladh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trì-sheallach"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "sellaid",
      "sellaid#Middle_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "*sil-n-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sil-n-"
    ],
    [
      "súil",
      "súil#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "solus",
      "solus#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "στίλβω",
      "στίλβω#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "sellaid"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish sellaid",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*sil-n-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to look"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "súil",
        "3": "",
        "4": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish súil (“eye”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "solus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bright, clear"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "στίλβω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish sellaid, from Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), of uncertain ultimate origin; compare Irish súil (“eye”), as well as Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”) and Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seallaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sealltainn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seallte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "{{{fut2}}}",
        "11": "verbal noun",
        "12": "sealltainn",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{vn2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{vn3}}}",
        "17": "past participle",
        "18": "seallte",
        "19": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "20": "{{{pp2}}}",
        "21": "",
        "22": "{{{pp3}}}\n-->",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "sheall",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{past2}}}",
        "7": "future",
        "8": "seallaidh",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "seall (past sheall, future seallaidh, verbal noun sealltainn, past participle seallte)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "fut": "seallaidh",
        "past": "sheall",
        "pp": "seallte",
        "vn": "sealltainn"
      },
      "expansion": "seall (past sheall, future seallaidh, verbal noun sealltainn, past participle seallte)",
      "name": "gd-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "look"
      ],
      "id": "en-seall-gd-verb-PAHroRng",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "see"
      ],
      "id": "en-seall-gd-verb-qp6bXJB9",
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        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "show"
      ],
      "id": "en-seall-gd-verb-HGMzUJ3r",
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris, North Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃæul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃoul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃe̯oul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "amhairc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "coimhead"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "faic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seall"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ath-sheall"
    },
    {
      "word": "dà-sheallach"
    },
    {
      "word": "sealladh"
    },
    {
      "word": "trì-sheallach"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "sellaid",
      "sellaid#Middle_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "*sil-n-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sil-n-"
    ],
    [
      "súil",
      "súil#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "solus",
      "solus#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "στίλβω",
      "στίλβω#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "mga",
        "3": "sellaid"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish sellaid",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*sil-n-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to look"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "súil",
        "3": "",
        "4": "eye"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish súil (“eye”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "solus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bright, clear"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "στίλβω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish sellaid, from Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), of uncertain ultimate origin; compare Irish súil (“eye”), as well as Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”) and Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seallaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sealltainn",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seallte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "{{{fut2}}}",
        "11": "verbal noun",
        "12": "sealltainn",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{vn2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{vn3}}}",
        "17": "past participle",
        "18": "seallte",
        "19": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "20": "{{{pp2}}}",
        "21": "",
        "22": "{{{pp3}}}\n-->",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "sheall",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{past2}}}",
        "7": "future",
        "8": "seallaidh",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "gd-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "look"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "see"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "show"
      ],
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        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Lewis, Harris, North Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃæul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "South Uist, Barra, Skye, Tiree"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃoul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃe̯oul̪ˠ/",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "amhairc"
    },
    {
      "word": "coimhead"
    },
    {
      "word": "faic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seall"
}

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