scaitheamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• scathamh

Etymology

A variant form of scaitheadh (“cutting, lopping off”), from Middle Irish scothad, verbal noun of scothaid (“to cut, lop off”), from Middle Irish scoth (“point, edge”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”) (compare Lithuanian skùsti (“to shave”)).

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠka/

Noun

scaitheamh m (genitive singular scaithimh, nominative plural scaití)

1. while, spell (indefinite period of time)

Declension

Declension of scaitheamh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scaitheamh scaití Vocative a scaithimh a scaití Genitive scaithimh scaití Dative scaitheamh scaití

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scaitheamh na scaití Genitive an scaithimh na scaití Dative leis an scaitheamh don scaitheamh leis na scaití

Synonyms

• tamall

Related terms

• scoith

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*skutā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scatham”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “scaṫaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scaitheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN