sceall

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sceall m (genitive singular scealla, nominative plural sceallaí)

  1. (chemistry, construction) shell
  2. (geology) shale
  3. slice

Declension

Declension of sceall (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sceall sceallaí
vocative a sceall a sceallaí
genitive scealla sceallaí
dative sceall sceallaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sceall na sceallaí
genitive an scealla na sceallaí
dative leis an sceall
don sceall
leis na sceallaí

Derived terms

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

sċeall

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of sċellan