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][5]

Noun

scoilt f (genitive singular scoilte, nominative plural scoilteanna)

  1. split
    1. crack, cleavage, fissure
    2. parting
    3. breach of relations, rupture
    4. crease
Declension
Declension of scoilt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scoilt scoilteanna
Vocative a scoilt a scoilteanna
Genitive scoilte scoilteanna
Dative scoilt scoilteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scoilt na scoilteanna
Genitive na scoilte na scoilteanna
Dative leis an scoilt

don scoilt

 leis na scoilteanna
Synonyms
  • scáineadh
Derived terms
  • scoilteán m (“(small) crack, fissure; cleft object, cleft stick; potato set”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish scoiltid (“splits, cleaves, divides”).[6]

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive) split
    1. break apart, crack, cleave
    2. part
    3. divide
Conjugation
conjugation of scoilt (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present scoiltim scoilteann tú;
scoiltir†		 scoilteann sé, sí scoiltimid 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 /
ar scoilt*		 scoilteadh
past habitual scoiltinn scoilteá scoilteadh sé, sí scoiltimis; scoilteadh muid scoilteadh sibh scoiltidís; scoilteadh siad a scoilteadh /
a scoilteadh*		 scoiltí
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 /
a scoiltfeadh*		 scoiltfí
subjunctive 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 scoiltim scoilt scoilteadh sé, sí scoiltimis scoiltigí;
scoiltidh†		 scoiltidís — scoiltear
verbal noun scoilteadh
past participle scoilte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Synonyms
  • scáin
Derived terms

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 80
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 2675, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2675
  5. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “scoilt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page sgoilt
  6. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scoiltid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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