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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish scol (compare Scottish Gaelic sgoil), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
scoil f (genitive singular scoile, nominative plural scoileanna or scolta)
- school (educational institution)
- (literary) school (followers of a particular doctrine)
- (deliberative) assembly, body
- shoal
- Synonyms: báire, ráth
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 scol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
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