scaoil
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish scaílid (“to scatter, disperse”).
Verb
scaoil (present analytic scaoileann, future analytic scaoilfidh, verbal noun scaoileadh, past participle scaoilte)
- to loose, loosen, release, discharge
- to let go, discharge
- to disband, disperse; to break loose
- to dissolve
- to resolve
- to remove, relieve
- to make known, reveal
- to give away, distribute
- to discharge, fire; to shoot
Conjugation
conjugation of scaoil (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scaílid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaoil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “scaoil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “scaoil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.