sceith
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sceith, verbal noun of sceïd, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeyt- (“to vomit, retch, shit”, literally “to shed”). The verb sceith is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
sceith f (genitive singular sceithe, nominative plural sceitheanna)
Declension
Declension of sceith
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
sceith (present analytic sceitheann, future analytic sceithfidh, verbal noun sceitheadh, past participle sceite) (transitive, intransitive)
- spew, vomit
- spawn
- overflow
- pour forth, discharge, erupt
- give away, divulge
- spread, disseminate
- burst forth (into bud, bloom)
- burst open, explode
- crumble, disintegrate
- peel off, scale
- fray, rip, unravel
- (of iceberg, etc.) calve
Conjugation
conjugation of sceith (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
- aol sceite m (“slaked lime”)
- béalsceiteach (“blabbing, indiscreet”, adjective)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sceith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
sceith f
- verbal noun of sceïd
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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