scór

See also: scor and sčor

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sgór (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English score.

Pronunciation

Noun

scór m (genitive singular scóir, nominative plural scóir)

  1. score, notch
  2. reckoning, tally
  3. tally of work done, of rent due
  4. (law) count
  5. (games, music) score

Declension

Declension of scór (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scór scóir
vocative a scóir a scóra
genitive scóir scór
dative scór scóir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scór na scóir
genitive an scóir na scór
dative leis an scór
don scór
leis na scóir

Derived terms

  • bata scóir (tally(-stick))
  • bileog na scór (scoresheet)
  • bothán scóir (labourer's rented cottage)
  • cárta scóir (score-card)
  • garraí scóir (allotment)
  • imirt scóir (score-play)
  • lá a chur sa scór (to score up, complete, a day's work)
  • obair scóir (daily work)
  • scóraí (scorer)
  • scórchárta (score-card)
  • scórchlár (scoreboard)
  • talamh scóir (piece of land rented to farm labourer)

Noun

scór m (genitive singular scóir, nominative plural scórtha)

  1. score, twenty

Declension

Declension of scór (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scór scórtha
vocative a scóir a scórtha
genitive scóir scórtha
dative scór scórtha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scór na scórtha
genitive an scóir na scórtha
dative leis an scór
don scór
leis na scórtha

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 195, page 96
  2. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 258, page 47
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scór”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 982; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scór”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN