Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
sciorracht
sciorradh
sciorrbhuille
sciorrfhocal
sciorróg
sciorrtha
sciorrúil
sciorta
sciortáil
sciortán
scíos
scíosach
sciot
sciota
sciotach
sciotachán
sciotacht
sciotadh
sciotaíl
sciotaire
sciotaireacht
sciotán
sciotanna
sciorta, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Skirt. (a) ~ mná, woman’s skirt. (b) ~í casóige, coat-tails. Duine a chlúdach, a fholach, faoi do ~í, to cover up for, to shield, s.o. Ag cuimilt ~í leis na daoine móra, fawning on the great. Tá an diabhal i do ~, the devil is tempting you. (c) Edge, border. Clár ~, skirting-board. I ~í, skirting on, close to. I ~í an mheán oíche, bordering on midnight. 2. Marginal portion; strip, piece, patch. ~ talún, (marginal) strip of land. ~ bocht den tír, poor (outlying) part of the country. Bhí ~ den ádh ort, you had a slice of luck. Ní bhfuair mé ach ~ den Aifreann, I was only in for the end of the Mass.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí eireaball, sciorta, den ~ air, he was a bit lucky.
~ agus sciorta, coat and skirt.
Chrap sí a sciorta, she tucked up her skirt.
Píosa a chur i sciorta, to let a piece into a skirt.
Bríste, sciorta, ~, narrow, tight-fitting, trousers, skirt.
~ i sciorta, tuck in skirt.
Lása, sciorta, hata, ~te, scalloped lace, skirt, hat.
Tá do sciorta ~ leat, your skirt is trailing.
~ sciorta, flare of skirt.
Sciorta spréite, flared skirt.
