scaoilte

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkiːlʲtʲə/

Verb

scaoilte

past participle of scaoil

Adjective

scaoilte

loose
free, unconstrained
loose-limbed, lithe, supple
Synonyms: géagscaoilte, ligthe, súpláilte

Derived terms

lasta scaoilte (“bulk cargo”)
léibheann scaoilte (“shooting-gallery”)
scaoilteach (“loose; liable to break loose; scattered, dispersed; lavish; loose-tongued, tattling; loose-living, dissolute; laxative”)
scaoilteacht (“looseness, slackness; laxity; looseness of bowels, diarrhoea; lavishness”)
scaoilteán (“release”)
scaoilteog (“wrapper”)

References

"scaoilte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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