sceall

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sceall m (genitive singular scealla, nominative plural sceallaí)

1. (chemistry, construction) shell
2. (geology) shale
3. slice

Declension

Declension of sceall (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sceall sceallaí vocative a sceall a sceallaí genitive scealla sceallaí dative sceall sceallaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sceall na sceallaí genitive an scealla na sceallaí dative leis an sceall don sceall leis na sceallaí

Derived terms

• fosceall (“subshell”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑll/, [ʃæ͜ɑɫ]

Verb

sċeall

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of sċellan