scanraigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scannraigh
  • scannruigh (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish scannraid (disperse, scatter, shatter)[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkaun̪ˠɾˠɪɟ/, [ˈsˠkaun̠ˠd̠͡ɹ̝ˠɪɟ]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkɑːn̪ˠɾˠə/, [ˈsˠkɑːn̠ˠt̠͡ɹ̝ˠə]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkaːnˠɾˠi/, [ˈsˠkaːnˠrˠi]

Verb

scanraigh (present analytic scanraíonn, future analytic scanróidh, verbal noun scanrú, past participle scanraithe)

  1. (literary, intransitive) rout; become scattered; break asunder
  2. (transitive) scare, frighten
  3. (intransitive) take fright

Conjugation

References

  1. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scannruiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 601
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scaindrid, scandraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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