scairp
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See also: Scairp
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish scoirp, from Latin scorpiō,[2] from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sgairp.
Noun
[edit]scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)
Declension
[edit]Declension of scairp
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- Scairp (“Scorpio”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From English scarp, from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa, of Germanic origin (possibly via Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa) or *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐍉 (*skarpō)), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz (“sharp”).
Noun
[edit]scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)
- (geology) scarp (cliff caused by erosion)
- escarpment
Declension
[edit]Declension of scairp
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Forms with the definite article
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References
[edit]- ^ “scairp”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoirp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scairp”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scairp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish lemmas
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- Irish second-declension nouns
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- Irish terms derived from Gothic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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