scian

See also: scían and ścian

Irish

Alternative forms

• sgian (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃciənˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ʃciːn̪ˠ/

Noun

scian f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)

1. knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper
2. edge, side

Declension

Declension of scian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scian sceana Vocative a scian a sceana Genitive scine sceana Dative scian scin (archaic, dialectal) sceana

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scian na sceana Genitive na scine na sceana Dative leis an scian leis an scin (archaic, dialectal) don scian don scin (archaic, dialectal) leis na sceana

Derived terms

• altán scine
• cur faoi scian
• d'anam don scian!
• dul ar do scian
• dul faoi scian (dochtúra)
• luí ar do scian
• scian airm Eilvéiseach (“Swiss army knife”)
• scian aitinn
• scian aráin
• scian bhearrtha
• scian bhoird
• scian bhúistéara
• scian cháis
• scian cham
• scian chiumhaise
• scian chlaspa
• scian chorr
• scian chorráin
• scian coise duibhe
• scian dhruidte
• scian dochtúra
• scian féir
• scian feola
• scian fola
• scian fonsa
• scian mháinliachta
• scian mhara
• scian nódaithe
• scian oisrí
• scian pháipéir
• scian phóca
• scian phuití
• scian scláitéara
• scian sealgaire
• scian spólta
• scian tarraingthe
• scianbhreallach
• scianchlár
• sciantaca

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 608
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024