cill

Irish (Donegal)

/ciːlʲ/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) church
  • churchyard
  • (Christianity) cell

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish cell derived from Latin cella (small room, chamber, compartment, room, cell, pantry, closet, shrine, hut, granary).

Origin

Latin

cella

Gloss

small room, chamber, compartment, room, cell, pantry, closet, shrine, hut, granary

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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