scoil, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna).School. 1. (a)~lae, oíche, day-, night-, school. ~ bhuachaillí, chailíní, boys’, girls’, school. ~ bhuachaillí is chailíní, ~ mheasctha, mixed school. ~ naíonán, infant school. ~ chuimsitheach, imeasctha, náisiúnta, phobail, comprehensive, integrated, national, community, school. ~ Domhnaigh, ghramadaí, Sunday, grammar, school. ~ chois claí, ~ scairte, ~ ghairid, ghearr, hedge-school. Páistí, múinteoirí, ~e, school-children, -teachers. Leabhar, mála, ~e, school-book, -bag. Bheith ar (an) ~, to be at school. Dul ar ~, chun na ~e, to go to school. Cuireadh ~ is léann rompu, they were schooled and educated. (b)~ cheoil, school of music. ~ ealaíne, school of art. ~ rince, damhsa, school of dancing. Hist:~ féineachais, filíochta, school of (brehon) law, of (bardic) poetry. (c)~ cheartúcháin, reformatory. ~ saothair, industrial school. (d)~ an tsaoil, the school of experience. ~ na hainnise, the school of adversity. 2. (a) (Of school buildings) ~, teach ~e, school(house). ~ a thógáil, to build a school. (b) (Of members, pupils) Bhí an ~ ar laethanta saoire, the school was on holidays. Fógair don ~ uile é, announce it to the whole school. 3. (a)Lit: Schoolmen, scholars. (b) Disciples of a teacher. ~ Arastatail, Phlatóin, the Aristotelian, Platonic, school. (c)Art:An ~ Phléimeannach, Veinéiseach, the Flemish, Venetian, School. 4. (a) (Deliberative) assembly, body. S.a. gairm12(b).(b)~ chearrbhach, chártaí, group of gamblers, card-school. Tá ~ againn, we have (enough players to form) a school. 5. Shoal. ~ éisc, shoal of fish.