sgoil

Irish

Noun

sgoil f (genitive singular sgoile, nominative plural sgoileanna, sgoileacha or sgolta)

1. Obsolete spelling of scoil

Declension

Declension of sgoil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sgoil sgoileanna Vocative a sgoil a sgoileanna Genitive sgoile sgoileanna Dative sgoil sgoileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sgoil na sgoileanna Genitive na sgoile na sgoileanna Dative leis an sgoil don sgoil leis na sgoileanna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish scol (compare Irish scoil), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Noun

sgoil f (genitive singular sgoile, plural sgoiltean)

1. school, seminary

   a’ dol don sgoil ― going to school

2. education, learning, knowledge

   A bheil sgoil aige?

   Is he educated? (literally "Has he education?")

   Chan eil sgoil agam air.

   I have no knowledge of it.

3. science, literature

Derived terms

• àrd-sgoil
• balachan-sgoile
• bun-sgoil

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “sgoil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)