scoilt

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠkɞlʲtʲ/

Etymology 1

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

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”).

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

• abairt scoilte

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scoilt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN