scaoth

Irish

Alternative forms

sgaoi (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scaeth, from earlier scaí.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠkeːh/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠkiː/

Noun

scaoth f (genitive singular scaoithe, nominative plural scaotha)

swarm
flock of birds in flight

Declension

Declension of scaoth

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scaoth	scaotha
Vocative	a scaoth	a scaotha
Genitive	scaoithe	scaoth
Dative	scaoth	scaotha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an scaoth	na scaotha
Genitive	na scaoithe	na scaoth
Dative	leis an scaoth don scaoth	leis na scaotha

Synonyms

(swarm): saithe
(flock): ealta
(of people) slua

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
scaoth	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) “scaoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scaeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scaí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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