spliota

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English split in the sense “piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment”.

Pronunciation

Noun

spliota m (genitive singular spliota, nominative plural spliotaí)

  1. splint (narrow strip of wood)
  2. splinter (fragment of material)
    Synonyms: scealp, scealpóg

Declension

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

References

  1. ^ “spliota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 97, page 38

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “spliota”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1101; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “spliota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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