scoilt

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scoilt

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
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
Synonyms
  • scáin

References

  • "scoilt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • scoilt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • scoiltid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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