scil

See also: scil.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃcɪlʲ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English skill.

Noun

scil f (genitive singular scile, nominative plural scileanna)

1. skill
2. attainment (of skill)

Declension

Declension of scil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scil scileanna Vocative a scil a scileanna Genitive scile scileanna Dative scil scileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scil na scileanna Genitive na scile na scileanna Dative leis an scil don scil leis na scileanna

Synonyms

• (attainment): oilteacht

Derived terms

• sciliúil

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French squille, from Latin squilla.

Noun

scil f (genitive singular scile, nominative plural scileanna)

1. squill

Declension

Declension of scil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scil scileanna Vocative a scil a scileanna Genitive scile scileanna Dative scil scileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scil na scileanna Genitive na scile na scileanna Dative leis an scil don scil leis na scileanna

Etymology 3

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Verb

scil (present analytic scileann, future analytic scilfidh, verbal noun scileadh, past participle scilte)

1. to shell, hull, husk
2. to shed ear, husk, or shell
3. to divulge
4. to prate, prattle

Conjugation

conjugation of scil (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	scilim	scileann tú; scilir†	scileann sé, sí	scilimid	scileann sibh	scileann siad; scilid†	a scileann; a scileas	sciltear
	past	scil mé; scileas	scil tú; scilis	scil sé, sí	scileamar; scil muid	scil sibh; scileabhair	scil siad; scileadar	a scil / ar scil*	scileadh
	past habitual	scilinn	scilteá	scileadh sé, sí	scilimis; scileadh muid	scileadh sibh	scilidís; scileadh siad	a scileadh / a scileadh*	sciltí
future		scilfidh mé; scilfead	scilfidh tú; scilfir†	scilfidh sé, sí	scilfimid; scilfidh muid	scilfidh sibh	scilfidh siad; scilfid†	a scilfidh; a scilfeas	scilfear
conditional		scilfinn	scilfeá	scilfeadh sé, sí	scilfimis; scilfeadh muid	scilfeadh sibh	scilfidís; scilfeadh siad	a scilfeadh / a scilfeadh*	scilfí
subjunctive	present	go scile mé; go scilead†	go scile tú; go scilir†	go scile sé, sí	go scilimid; go scile muid	go scile sibh	go scile siad; go scilid†	—	go sciltear
	past	dá scilinn	dá scilteá	dá scileadh sé, sí	dá scilimis; dá scileadh muid	dá scileadh sibh	dá scilidís; dá scileadh siad	—	dá sciltí
imperative		scilim	scil	scileadh sé, sí	scilimis	sciligí; scilidh†	scilidís	—	sciltear
verbal noun		scileadh
past participle		scilte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• scileach

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scilla ‘squill’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024