# scoilt
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠkɞlʲtʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish scoilt, from Proto-Celtic *skoltā (“cleft, fissure”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *kallī (“forest, grove”).

#### Noun

scoilt f (genitive singular scoilte, nominative plural scoilteanna)
* split
** crack, cleavage, fissure
** parting
** breach of relations, rupture
** crease

##### Declension

Second declension

##### Synonyms

* scáineadh

##### Derived terms

* scoilteán m (“(small) crack, fissure; cleft object, cleft stick; potato set”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish scoiltid (“splits, cleaves, divides”).

#### Verb

scoilt (present analytic scoilteann, future analytic scoiltfidh, verbal noun scoilteadh, past participle scoilte)
* (transitive, intransitive) split
** break apart, crack, cleave
** part
** divide

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | scoiltim | scoilteann tú; scoiltir$^†$ | scoilteann sé, sí | scoiltimid | scoilteann sibh | scoilteann siad; scoiltid$^†$ | a scoilteann; a scoilteas | scoiltear |
| indicative | past | scoilt mé; scoilteas | scoilt tú; scoiltis | scoilt sé, sí | scoilteamar; scoilt muid | scoilt sibh; scoilteabhair | scoilt siad; scoilteadar | a scoilt / ar scoilt* | scoilteadh |
| indicative | past habitual | scoiltinn | scoilteá | scoilteadh sé, sí | scoiltimis; scoilteadh muid | scoilteadh sibh | scoiltidís; scoilteadh siad | a scoilteadh / a scoilteadh* | scoiltí |
| future | future | scoiltfidh mé; scoiltfead | scoiltfidh tú; scoiltfir$^†$ | scoiltfidh sé, sí | scoiltfimid; scoiltfidh muid | scoiltfidh sibh | scoiltfidh siad; scoiltfid$^†$ | a scoiltfidh; a scoiltfeas | scoiltfear |
| conditional | conditional | scoiltfinn | scoiltfeá | scoiltfeadh sé, sí | scoiltfimis; scoiltfeadh muid | scoiltfeadh sibh | scoiltfidís; scoiltfeadh siad | a scoiltfeadh / a scoiltfeadh* | scoiltfí |
| subjunctive | present | go scoilte mé; go scoiltead$^†$ | go scoilte tú; go scoiltir$^†$ | go scoilte sé, sí | go scoiltimid; go scoilte muid | go scoilte sibh | go scoilte siad; go scoiltid$^†$ | — | go scoiltear |
| subjunctive | past | dá scoiltinn | dá scoilteá | dá scoilteadh sé, sí | dá scoiltimis; dá scoilteadh muid | dá scoilteadh sibh | dá scoiltidís; dá scoilteadh siad | — | dá scoiltí |
| imperative | imperative | scoiltim | scoilt | scoilteadh sé, sí | scoiltimis | scoiltigí; scoiltidh$^†$ | scoiltidís | — | scoiltear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh | scoilteadh |
| past participle | past participle | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte | scoilte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

##### Synonyms

* scáin

##### Derived terms

* abairt scoilte

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 80
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoilt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “skolta”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
* ↑ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2675”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2675
* ↑ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “scoilt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page sgoilt
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoiltid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

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