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)

  1. skirt
    1. edge, border
  2. marginal portion; strip, piece, patch

Declension

Declension of sciorta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sciorta sciortaí
vocative a sciorta a sciortaí
genitive sciorta sciortaí
dative sciorta sciortaí
forms with the definite article
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

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