sciob

Irish

Alternative forms

• scib
• sgiob (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *xswibīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠcɪbˠ/, [sˠcɯ̽bˠ]; /ʃcɪbˠ/, [ʃcɯ̽bˠ]

Verb

sciob (present analytic sciobann, future analytic sciobfaidh, verbal noun sciobadh, past participle sciobtha)

1. to snatch (grasp, grab), snap up
2. to whip off, sweep away

Conjugation

conjugation of sciob (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	sciobaim	sciobann tú; sciobair†	sciobann sé, sí	sciobaimid	sciobann sibh	sciobann siad; sciobaid†	a sciobann; a sciobas	sciobtar
	past	sciob mé; sciobas	sciob tú; sciobais	sciob sé, sí	sciobamar; sciob muid	sciob sibh; sciobabhair	sciob siad; sciobadar	a sciob / ar sciob*	sciobadh
	past habitual	sciobainn	sciobtá	sciobadh sé, sí	sciobaimis; sciobadh muid	sciobadh sibh	sciobaidís; sciobadh siad	a sciobadh / a sciobadh*	sciobtaí
future		sciobfaidh mé; sciobfad	sciobfaidh tú; sciobfair†	sciobfaidh sé, sí	sciobfaimid; sciobfaidh muid	sciobfaidh sibh	sciobfaidh siad; sciobfaid†	a sciobfaidh; a sciobfas	sciobfar
conditional		sciobfainn	sciobfá	sciobfadh sé, sí	sciobfaimis; sciobfadh muid	sciobfadh sibh	sciobfaidís; sciobfadh siad	a sciobfadh / a sciobfadh*	sciobfaí
subjunctive	present	go scioba mé; go sciobad†	go scioba tú; go sciobair†	go scioba sé, sí	go sciobaimid; go scioba muid	go scioba sibh	go scioba siad; go sciobaid†	—	go sciobtar
	past	dá sciobainn	dá sciobtá	dá sciobadh sé, sí	dá sciobaimis; dá sciobadh muid	dá sciobadh sibh	dá sciobaidís; dá sciobadh siad	—	dá sciobtaí
imperative		sciobaim	sciob	sciobadh sé, sí	sciobaimis	sciobaigí; sciobaidh†	sciobaidís	—	sciobtar
verbal noun		sciobadh
past participle		sciobtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• sciobtha

 

Further reading

• “sciob”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scipaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scibim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 608
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sciobaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 609
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciob”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24