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scoir

scoir

See also: scóir

Irish

Verb

scoir (present analytic scoireann, future analytic scoirfidh, verbal noun scor, past participle scortha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. unyoke, unharness; disconnect, detach; separate, take apart; release, dismiss; stop, terminate
  2. come to a halt, stop, rest; cease, desist; disintegrate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

scoir (present analytic scoireann, future analytic scoirfidh, verbal noun scor, past participle scortha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of scor (cut, slash, slice; score, notch)

Etymology 3

Noun

scoir

  1. vocative singular of scor
  2. genitive singular of scor
  3. nominative plural of scor
  4. dative plural of scor

References

  • "scoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • scuirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.