scuab

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠkuəbˠ/

Noun

scuab f (genitive singular scuaibe, nominative plural scuaba)

1. besom, broom
2. brush
3. sheaf; armful, bundle

Declension

Declension of scuab

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scuab scuaba Vocative a scuab a scuaba Genitive scuaibe scuab Dative scuab scuaib (archaic, dialectal) scuaba

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scuab na scuaba Genitive na scuaibe na scuab Dative leis an scuab leis an scuaib (archaic, dialectal) don scuab don scuaib (archaic, dialectal) leis na scuaba

Derived terms

• scuab bhearrtha (“shaving-brush”)
• scuab bhróg (“shoe-brush”)
• scuab bhroic (“badger”) (paintbrush)
• scuab caillí (“witch's broomstick”)
• scuab eich (“horse-tail”)
• scuab fiacla (“toothbrush”)
• scuab ghaoithe (“sweeping gust of wind”)
• scuab ghruaige (“hair-brush”)
• scuab ingne (“nail-brush”)
• scuab líní (“lint brush”)
• scuab mhúcháin (“flue-brush”)
• scuab phéinte (“paintbrush”)
• scuab sciúrtha (“scrubbing-brush”)
• scuab sháible (“sable”) (paintbrush)
• scuab shimléir (“chimney-brush”)
• scuab sionnaigh (“fox's tail”)
• scuab stionsail (“stencil-brush”)
• sreangscuab (“wire brush”)

 

Verb

scuab (present analytic scuabann, future analytic scuabfaidh, verbal noun scuabadh, past participle scuabtha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. sweep
2. waft

Conjugation

conjugation of scuab (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	scuabaim	scuabann tú; scuabair†	scuabann sé, sí	scuabaimid	scuabann sibh	scuabann siad; scuabaid†	a scuabann; a scuabas	scuabtar
	past	scuab mé; scuabas	scuab tú; scuabais	scuab sé, sí	scuabamar; scuab muid	scuab sibh; scuababhair	scuab siad; scuabadar	a scuab / ar scuab*	scuabadh
	past habitual	scuabainn	scuabtá	scuabadh sé, sí	scuabaimis; scuabadh muid	scuabadh sibh	scuabaidís; scuabadh siad	a scuabadh / a scuabadh*	scuabtaí
future		scuabfaidh mé; scuabfad	scuabfaidh tú; scuabfair†	scuabfaidh sé, sí	scuabfaimid; scuabfaidh muid	scuabfaidh sibh	scuabfaidh siad; scuabfaid†	a scuabfaidh; a scuabfas	scuabfar
conditional		scuabfainn	scuabfá	scuabfadh sé, sí	scuabfaimis; scuabfadh muid	scuabfadh sibh	scuabfaidís; scuabfadh siad	a scuabfadh / a scuabfadh*	scuabfaí
subjunctive	present	go scuaba mé; go scuabad†	go scuaba tú; go scuabair†	go scuaba sé, sí	go scuabaimid; go scuaba muid	go scuaba sibh	go scuaba siad; go scuabaid†	—	go scuabtar
	past	dá scuabainn	dá scuabtá	dá scuabadh sé, sí	dá scuabaimis; dá scuabadh muid	dá scuabadh sibh	dá scuabaidís; dá scuabadh siad	—	dá scuabtaí
imperative		scuabaim	scuab	scuabadh sé, sí	scuabaimis	scuabaigí; scuabaidh†	scuabaidís	—	scuabtar
verbal noun		scuabadh
past participle		scuabtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Synonyms

• (waft): séid, snámh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
scuab	not applicable	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scuab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scúap”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language