scéala
Irish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editscéala m pl or
scéala m (genitive singular scéala)
Usage notes
editEtymologically this is a plural of scéal in the sense ‘piece of news/information’, but it is now often perceived as a singular mass noun and is so treated by Ó Dónaill’s dictionary.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scéala”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN