scil

See also: scil. and ščil

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 singular plural nominative scil scileanna vocative a scil a scileanna genitive scile scileanna dative scil scileanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scil na scileanna genitive na scile na scileanna dative leis an scil don scil leis na scileanna

Synonyms

• (attainment): oilteacht

Derived terms

• sciliúil

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 singular plural nominative scil scileanna vocative a scil a scileanna genitive scile scileanna dative scil scileanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scil na scileanna genitive na scile na scileanna dative leis an scil don scil leis na scileanna

Etymology 3

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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

conjugation of scil (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	scileadh
past participle	scilte
tense	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 / 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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• scileach

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “scil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025