scoir

See also: scóir

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scuirid (“unyokes; encamps, comes to a halt; releases, sets free; stops, brings to an end, finishes; ceases, desists, comes to a halt”).

Verb

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

1. (transitive)
   1. unyoke, unharness
   2. disconnect, detach
   3. separate, take apart
   4. release, dismiss
   5. stop, terminate
2. (intransitive)
   1. come to a halt, stop, rest
   2. cease, desist
   3. disintegrate
3. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of scor (“cut, slash, slice; score, notch”)

Conjugation

conjugation of scoir (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	scoirim	scoireann tú; scoirir†	scoireann sé, sí	scoirimid	scoireann sibh	scoireann siad; scoirid†	a scoireann; a scoireas	scoirtear
	past	scoir mé; scoireas	scoir tú; scoiris	scoir sé, sí	scoireamar; scoir muid	scoir sibh; scoireabhair	scoir siad; scoireadar	a scoir / ar scoir*	scoireadh
	past habitual	scoirinn	scoirteá	scoireadh sé, sí	scoirimis; scoireadh muid	scoireadh sibh	scoiridís; scoireadh siad	a scoireadh / a scoireadh*	scoirtí
future		scoirfidh mé; scoirfead	scoirfidh tú; scoirfir†	scoirfidh sé, sí	scoirfimid; scoirfidh muid	scoirfidh sibh	scoirfidh siad; scoirfid†	a scoirfidh; a scoirfeas	scoirfear
conditional		scoirfinn	scoirfeá	scoirfeadh sé, sí	scoirfimis; scoirfeadh muid	scoirfeadh sibh	scoirfidís; scoirfeadh siad	a scoirfeadh / a scoirfeadh*	scoirfí
subjunctive	present	go scoire mé; go scoiread†	go scoire tú; go scoirir†	go scoire sé, sí	go scoirimid; go scoire muid	go scoire sibh	go scoire siad; go scoirid†	—	go scoirtear
	past	dá scoirinn	dá scoirteá	dá scoireadh sé, sí	dá scoirimis; dá scoireadh muid	dá scoireadh sibh	dá scoiridís; dá scoireadh siad	—	dá scoirtí
imperative		scoirim	scoir	scoireadh sé, sí	scoirimis	scoirigí; scoiridh†	scoiridís	—	scoirtear
verbal noun		scor
past participle		scoirthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

See scor.

Noun

scoir

1. vocative/genitive singular of scor

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language