scéin

Irish

Alternative forms

• scéan, sceon
• sceun, sceón, sgéan, sgéin, sgeón, sgeun (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scén.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠciːa̯n̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form scéan)

Noun

scéin f (genitive singular scéine)

1. fright, terror, fear

   Synonyms: eagla, faitíos, scanradh, sceimhle, uamhan

2. wild look

Declension

Declension of scéin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative scéin Vocative a scéin Genitive scéine Dative scéin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an scéin Genitive na scéine Dative leis an scéin don scéin

Further reading

• “scéin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceon”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 607
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scéan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “sceoin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scéin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN