scairt

English

Adjective

scairt (comparative more scairt, superlative most scairt)

1. Nonstandard form of scared.

Anagrams

• TRIACs, artics, crista, racist, triacs, tsaric

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠkaɾˠtʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish scairt (“caul”).

Noun

scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteacha)

1. caul, omentum, diaphragm

   Greadadh trí lár do scairt! ― May your insides be scorched!

2. (plural only) lungs, lights

Declension

Declension of scairt (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative scairt scairteacha vocative a scairt a scairteacha genitive scairte scairteacha dative scairt scairteacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scairt na scairteacha genitive na scairte na scairteacha dative leis an scairt don scairt leis na scairteacha

Etymology 2

Noun

scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteanna)

1. shout, cry, call

   Synonym: glao

   fá scairt na gcoileach / le scairt an choiligh ― at cockcrow

2. only used in scairt ascaille

Declension

Declension of scairt (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative scairt scairteanna vocative a scairt a scairteanna genitive scairte scairteanna dative scairt scairteanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an scairt na scairteanna genitive na scairte na scairteanna dative leis an scairt don scairt leis na scairteanna

Verb

scairt (present analytic scairteann, future analytic scairtfidh, verbal noun scairteadh, past participle scairte)

1. to shout, call, scream, cry aloud, shriek

   Scairt mé (amach) ag gáirí.

   I burst out laughing.

2. (of the sun) to shine out, burst out shining, especially after a dark period

Conjugation

Conjugation of scairt (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	scairtim	scairteann tú; scairtir†	scairteann sé, sí	scairtimid; scairteann muid	scairteann sibh	scairteann siad; scairtid†	a scairteann; a scairteas	scairtear
past	scairt mé; scairteas	scairt tú; scairtis	scairt sé, sí	scairteamar; scairt muid	scairt sibh; scairteabhair	scairt siad; scairteadar	a scairt	scairteadh
past habitual	scairtinn	scairteá	scairteadh sé, sí	scairtimis; scairteadh muid	scairteadh sibh	scairtidís; scairteadh siad	a scairteadh	scairtí
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	scairtfidh mé; scairtfead	scairtfidh tú; scairtfir†	scairtfidh sé, sí	scairtfimid; scairtfidh muid	scairtfidh sibh	scairtfidh siad; scairtfid†	a scairtfidh; a scairtfeas	scairtfear
conditional	scairtfinn	scairtfeá	scairtfeadh sé, sí	scairtfimis; scairtfeadh muid	scairtfeadh sibh	scairtfidís; scairtfeadh siad	a scairtfeadh	scairtfí
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go scairte mé; go scairtead†	go scairte tú; go scairtir†	go scairte sé, sí	go scairtimid; go scairte muid	go scairte sibh	go scairte siad; go scairtid†	—	go scairtear
past	dá scairtinn	dá scairteá	dá scairteadh sé, sí	dá scairtimis; dá scairteadh muid	dá scairteadh sibh	dá scairtidís; dá scairteadh siad	—	dá scairtí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	scairtim	scairt	scairteadh sé, sí	scairtimis	scairtigí; scairtidh†	scairtidís	—	scairtear
past participle	scairte
verbal noun	scairteadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• scairteach (“shouting”, adjective)
• scairteoir (“shouter”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 scairt ‘cry, shout’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scairtid ‘to shout, cry out’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “scairt; scairtim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 599
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN