scéalaí

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃceːˈlˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃceːlˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃceːlˠi/

Etymology 1

From scéal (“story”) +‎ -aí (“-er”, agent suffix).

Alternative forms

Noun

scéalaí m (genitive singular scéalaí, nominative plural scéalaithe)

  1. storyteller
    Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir. ― Time is a good storyteller.
  2. bearer of news, messenger
    Synonym: teachtaire
Declension
Declension of scéalaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scéalaí scéalaithe
vocative a scéalaí a scéalaithe
genitive scéalaí scéalaithe
dative scéalaí scéalaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scéalaí na scéalaithe
genitive an scéalaí na scéalaithe
dative leis an scéalaí
don scéalaí 		leis na scéalaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

scéalaí

  1. inflection of scéalach:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scéalaí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of scéalaigh

Further reading

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