scaoil

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scaílid (“to scatter, disperse”).

Pronunciation

Verb

scaoil (present analytic scaoileann, future analytic scaoilfidh, verbal noun scaoileadh, past participle scaoilte)

  1. discharge (expel or let go; operate (any weapon that fires a projectile))
  2. unfurl, spread
  3. release, let go, loose
  4. undo, unfasten, untie
  5. loosen (make less tight), slacken
  6. fire, shoot (a weapon)
  7. shoot (a person)
  8. (music) resolve (cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance)
  9. give away (unintentionally reveal a secret or expose someone)

Conjugation

conjugation of scaoil (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present scaoilim scaoileann tú;
scaoilir† 		scaoileann sé, sí scaoilimid scaoileann sibh scaoileann siad;
scaoilid† 		a scaoileann; a scaoileas scaoiltear
past scaoil mé; scaoileas scaoil tú; scaoilis scaoil sé, sí scaoileamar; scaoil muid scaoil sibh; scaoileabhair scaoil siad; scaoileadar a scaoil /
ar scaoil* 		scaoileadh
past habitual scaoilinn scaoilteá scaoileadh sé, sí scaoilimis; scaoileadh muid scaoileadh sibh scaoilidís; scaoileadh siad a scaoileadh /
a scaoileadh* 		scaoiltí
future scaoilfidh mé;
scaoilfead 		scaoilfidh tú;
scaoilfir† 		scaoilfidh sé, sí scaoilfimid;
scaoilfidh muid 		scaoilfidh sibh scaoilfidh siad;
scaoilfid† 		a scaoilfidh; a scaoilfeas scaoilfear
conditional scaoilfinn scaoilfeá scaoilfeadh sé, sí scaoilfimis; scaoilfeadh muid scaoilfeadh sibh scaoilfidís; scaoilfeadh siad a scaoilfeadh /
a scaoilfeadh* 		scaoilfí
subjunctive present go scaoile mé;
go scaoilead† 		go scaoile tú;
go scaoilir† 		go scaoile sé, sí go scaoilimid;
go scaoile muid 		go scaoile sibh go scaoile siad;
go scaoilid† 		— go scaoiltear
past dá scaoilinn dá scaoilteá dá scaoileadh sé, sí dá scaoilimis;
dá scaoileadh muid 		dá scaoileadh sibh dá scaoilidís;
dá scaoileadh siad 		— dá scaoiltí
imperative scaoilim scaoil scaoileadh sé, sí scaoilimis scaoiligí;
scaoilidh† 		scaoilidís — scaoiltear
verbal noun scaoileadh
past participle scaoilte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

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