sciorta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish scirta (“skirt, garment”), from Old Norse skyrta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃcɪɾˠt̪ˠə]

Noun

sciorta m (genitive singular sciorta, nominative plural sciortaí)

  1. skirt
  2. marginal portion; strip, piece, patch

Declension
Declension of sciorta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciorta sciortaí
Vocative a sciorta a sciortaí
Genitive sciorta sciortaí
Dative sciorta sciortaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sciorta na sciortaí
Genitive an sciorta na sciortaí
Dative leis an sciorta

don sciorta

 leis na sciortaí

Derived terms
  • fosciorta m (“underskirt”)
  • sciortáil (“skirt”, verb)
  • sciortán m (“edge, border; coverlet”)
  • triús-sciorta m (“pantskirt”)

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