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
   1. edge, border
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

• clár sciorta m (“skirting-board”)
• fosciorta (“underskirt”)
• sciorta bolgach (“puffball skirt”)
• sciortáil (“skirt”, verb)
• sciortán m (“edge, border; coverlet”)
• triús-sciorta (“pantskirt”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciorta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scirta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sciorta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sciorta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024