scoláire

Irish

Etymology

From Classical Gaelic sgoláir, sgoláire (scholar, pupil, student), from Latin scholāris.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

scoláire m (genitive singular scoláire, nominative plural scoláirí)

  1. a student

Declension

Declension of scoláire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scoláire scoláirí
vocative a scoláire a scoláirí
genitive scoláire scoláirí
dative scoláire scoláirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scoláire na scoláirí
genitive an scoláire na scoláirí
dative leis an scoláire
don scoláire
leis na scoláirí

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoláir(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 238

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scoláire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 980; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scoláire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN