scaoilte

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkiːlʲtʲə/

Verb

scaoilte

1. past participle of scaoil

Adjective

scaoilte

1. loose
2. free, unconstrained
3. loose-limbed, lithe, supple

   Synonyms: géagscaoilte, ligthe, súpláilte

Derived terms

• lasta scaoilte (“bulk cargo”)
• léibheann scaoilte (“shooting-gallery”)
• scaoilteach (“loose; liable to break loose; scattered, dispersed; lavish; loose-tongued, tattling; loose-living, dissolute; laxative”)
• scaoilteacht (“looseness, slackness; laxity; looseness of bowels, diarrhoea; lavishness”)
• scaoilteán (“release”)
• scaoilteog (“wrapper”)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaoilte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN