spliota

Irish

Alternative forms

splíota

Etymology

From English split in the sense “piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment”.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲlʲɨ̞t̪ˠə/

Noun

spliota m (genitive singular spliota, nominative plural spliotaí)

splint (narrow strip of wood)
splinter (fragment of material)
Synonyms: scealp, scealpóg

Declension

Declension of spliota

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spliota	spliotaí
Vocative	a spliota	a spliotaí
Genitive	spliota	spliotaí
Dative	spliota	spliotaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an spliota	na spliotaí
Genitive	an spliota	na spliotaí
Dative	leis an spliota don spliota	leis na spliotaí

Further reading

“spliota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spliota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

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