scairp

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish scoirp, from Latin scorpiō,[2] from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sgairp.

Noun

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scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)

  1. scorpion
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Etymology 2

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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

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scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)

  1. (geology) scarp (cliff caused by erosion)
  2. escarpment
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References

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  1. ^ scairp”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoirp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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