Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
scaid
scaif
scaifte
scaigne
scaigneach
scaigneán
scail
scáil
scaile
scáile
scáileach
scáileán
scailéanach
scaileanna
scáileanna
scailéathan
scailéathanach
scaileog
scáiliú
scáiliúil
scáilléad
scailleagán
scailleagánta
scáil1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Shadow. 1. Shade; darkness, obscurity. Faoi ~ na gcrann, under the shadow of the trees. ~ na hoíche, shadows of night. ~ an bháis, the shadow of death. 2. Patch of shade. ~ a chaitheamh, to cast a shadow. Ag déanamh ~e ar an talamh, casting a shadow on the ground. Throidfeadh sé lena ~, (of cantankerous person) he would fight with his shadow. 3. Reflection, image. Do ~ a fheiceáil i scáthán, to see one’s reflection in a mirror. ~ na gcrann san uisce, the reflection of the trees in the water. 4. Brilliant reflection, gleam, tint. ~ na gréine, the reflection of the sun. ~ seaca, sneachta, ice-, snow-, blink. Bhí ~ ina bhróga, his shoes were shining. ~ an róis ina grua, the rose’s hue in her cheek. 5. Shade, ghost. Níl ann ach a ~, he is but a ghost of his former self. Níl inti ach ~ i mbuidéal, she ‘is only a shadow in a bottle,’ is worn to a shadow.
scáil2 : scál1,2.
