spliota

Irish

Alternative forms

• splíota

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲlʲɨ̞t̪ˠə/

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 case singular plural nominative spliota spliotaí vocative a spliota a spliotaí genitive spliota spliotaí dative spliota spliotaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an spliota na spliotaí genitive an spliota na spliotaí dative leis an spliota don spliota leis na spliotaí

Further reading

• “spliota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spliota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38