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)

skirt
1. edge, border
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
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scirta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “sciorta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “sciorta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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