scuab-bhuille

Irish

Etymology

From scuab (“sweep”) +‎ buille (“blow, stroke”).

Noun

scuab-bhuille m (genitive singular scuab-bhuille, nominative plural scuab-bhuillí)

1. (sports) sweep (sweeping blow)

Declension

Declension of scuab-bhuille

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scuab-bhuille scuab-bhuillí Vocative a scuab-bhuille a scuab-bhuillí Genitive scuab-bhuille scuab-bhuillí Dative scuab-bhuille scuab-bhuillí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scuab-bhuille na scuab-bhuillí Genitive an scuab-bhuille na scuab-bhuillí Dative leis an scuab-bhuille don scuab-bhuille leis na scuab-bhuillí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scuab-bhuille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scuab-bhuille”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scuab-bhuille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024