scilling
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish scilling, scillic, borrowed from Old Norse skillingr, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
scilling f (genitive scillinge, plural scillingí, plural after numbers scillinge)
- shilling (historical coin; modern currency)
Declension
Declension of scilling
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: scilleacha (Cois Fharraige)
References
- "scilling" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Greene, D. 1973 ‘The influence of Scandinavian on Irish’ in Bo Almqvist & David Greene (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, pp. 75-82
- “scilling, scillic” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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