scairf

Irish

Alternative forms

• scaif

Etymology

Borrowed from English scarf.

Adjective

scairf f (genitive singular scairfe, nominative plural scairfeanna)

1. scarf

   Synonym: cochall, muifléad

2. long strip of cloth (serving as runner, streamer, mask, etc.)

Declension

Declension of scairf

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scairf scairfeanna Vocative a scairf a scairfeanna Genitive scairfe scairfeanna Dative scairf scairfeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scairf na scairfeanna Genitive na scairfe na scairfeanna Dative leis an scairf don scairf leis na scairfeanna

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scarfa, scairf”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scairf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scairf”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scairf”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024