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Ogham Letter S - Sail

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Sail or Saille (ᚄ) is the Irish name of the fourth letter of the Ogham alphabet, meaning "willow".

The name is related to Welsh helyg(en) and Latin salix. Its Proto-Indo-European root was *sal- meaning "dirty,grey". Its phonetic value is [s].

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Symmetric, Open shape, Monochrome, Contains straight lines, Has no crossing lines.

Category: Alphabets.

Ogham Letter S - Sail is part of the Ogham Alphabeth group.

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