scoilt

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish scoilt,[2] from Proto-Celtic *skoltā (“cleft, fissure”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”).[3] Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *kallī (“forest, grove”).[4]

    Noun

    scoilt f (genitive singular scoilte, nominative plural scoilteanna)

    1. split
    2. crack, cleavage, fissure
    3. parting (dividing line in hair)
    4. breach, rupture
    Declension
    Declension of scoilt (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative scoilt scoilteanna
    vocative a scoilt a scoilteanna
    genitive scoilte scoilteanna
    dative scoilt scoilteanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an scoilt na scoilteanna
    genitive na scoilte na scoilteanna
    dative leis an scoilt
    don scoilt     		leis na scoilteanna
    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    • scoilteán m (“(small) crack, fissure; cleft object, cleft stick; potato set”)

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish scoiltid (“splits, cleaves, divides”), from the noun.[5]

      Verb

      scoilt (present analytic scoilteann, future analytic scoiltfidh, verbal noun scoilteadh, past participle scoilte)

      1. (ambitransitive) to split
      2. to crack, cleave
      3. to part (one's hair)
      4. to divide
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of scoilt (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present scoiltim scoilteann tú;
      scoiltir†       		scoilteann sé, sí scoiltimid; scoilteann muid scoilteann sibh scoilteann siad;
      scoiltid†       		a scoilteann; a scoilteas scoiltear
      past scoilt mé; scoilteas scoilt tú; scoiltis scoilt sé, sí scoilteamar; scoilt muid scoilt sibh; scoilteabhair scoilt siad; scoilteadar a scoilt scoilteadh
      past habitual scoiltinn scoilteá scoilteadh sé, sí scoiltimis; scoilteadh muid scoilteadh sibh scoiltidís; scoilteadh siad a scoilteadh scoiltí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future scoiltfidh mé;
      scoiltfead       		scoiltfidh tú;
      scoiltfir†       		scoiltfidh sé, sí scoiltfimid;
      scoiltfidh muid       		scoiltfidh sibh scoiltfidh siad;
      scoiltfid†       		a scoiltfidh; a scoiltfeas scoiltfear
      conditional scoiltfinn scoiltfeá scoiltfeadh sé, sí scoiltfimis; scoiltfeadh muid scoiltfeadh sibh scoiltfidís; scoiltfeadh siad a scoiltfeadh scoiltfí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go scoilte mé;
      go scoiltead†       		go scoilte tú;
      go scoiltir†       		go scoilte sé, sí go scoiltimid;
      go scoilte muid       		go scoilte sibh go scoilte siad;
      go scoiltid†       		— go scoiltear
      past dá scoiltinn dá scoilteá dá scoilteadh sé, sí dá scoiltimis;
      dá scoilteadh muid       		dá scoilteadh sibh dá scoiltidís;
      dá scoilteadh siad       		— dá scoiltí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — scoiltim scoilt scoilteadh sé, sí scoiltimis scoiltigí;
      scoiltidh†       		scoiltidís — scoiltear
      past participle scoilte
      verbal noun scoilteadh

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      Synonyms
      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 80
      2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoilt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “skolta”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
      4. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “scoilt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page sgoilt
      5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoiltid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scoilt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 978; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scoiltim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 978; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scoilt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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