scil
See also: scil.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃcɪlʲ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English skill.
Noun
scil f (genitive singular scile, nominative plural scileanna)
- skill
- attainment (of skill)
Declension
Declension of scil
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (attainment): oilteacht
Derived terms
- sciliúil
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French squille, from Latin squilla.
Noun
scil f (genitive singular scile, nominative plural scileanna)
- squill
Declension
Declension of scil
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
scil (present analytic scileann, future analytic scilfidh, verbal noun scileadh, past participle scilte)
- to shell, hull, husk
- to shed ear, husk, or shell
- to divulge
- to prate, prattle
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Entries containing “scil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “scil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.