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
Derived terms

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

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
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 /
ar 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 /
ar 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

Further reading
  • “scilla ‘squill’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "scil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 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.
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