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Irish word

scéal

story

nounmasculine/sˠciːa̯l̪ˠ/ ~ /ʃciːa̯l̪ˠ/

scéal means “story” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /sˠciːa̯l̪ˠ/ ~ /ʃciːa̯l̪ˠ/.

Definitions

  • piece of news

scéal in context

Bain Tomás taitneamh as scéal Mháire.

Tom enjoyed Mary's story.

B1

Scríobh Tom scéal faoin sin.

Tom wrote a story about that.

A2

Ba bheag nár thit mé i laige nuair a chuala mé an scéal.

I nearly fainted when I heard the story.

B2

An bhfuil aon scéal agat?

Have you got any news?

A2

An bhfuil scéal ar bith agat?

Have you got any news?

A2

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