scéal

See also: sceal

Irish

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠcial̪ˠ/, /ʃciːa̯l̪ˠ/^[3]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ʃceːlˠ/, /ʃceːl̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃceːlˠ/, /ʃceːl̪ˠ/; /ʃciəlˠ/, /ʃciəl̪ˠ/^[4] (as if spelled scial)

scéal m (genitive singular scéil, nominative plural scéalta or scéala)

In the sense “story, tale”:

Declension of scéal (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an scéal	na scéalta
genitive	an scéil	na scéalta
dative	leis an scéal don scéal	leis na scéalta

In the sense “piece of news/information”:

Declension of scéal (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an scéal	na scéala
genitive	an scéil	na scéal
dative	leis an scéal don scéal	leis na scéala

The plural scéala (“news”) can also be perceived as a singular mass noun and is so treated by Ó Dónaill’s dictionary.

^ “scéal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scél”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 46, page 24
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 166, page 62