scamh
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish scomaid.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
scamh (present analytic scamhann, future analytic scamhfaidh, verbal noun scamhadh, past participle scafa) (transitive, intransitive)
- (transitive) peel, scale, strip, lay bare
- (intransitive) to be exposed
- (transitive) pare surface of, shave, plane down
- (intransitive) (of clothes) rub, fray; (of knitting) ravel
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of scamh (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scomaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN