scoith
Irish
Alternative forms
- scaith, sgaith, sgoith
Etymology
From Middle Irish scothaid, from scoth (“point, edge (of weapon)”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”).
Verb
scoith (present analytic scoitheann, future analytic scoithfidh, verbal noun scoitheadh, past participle scoite)
Conjugation
conjugation of scoith (first conjugation – A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | scoithim | scoitheann tú; scoithir† |
scoitheann sé, sí | scoithimid | scoitheann sibh | scoitheann siad; scoithid† |
a scoitheann; a scoitheas | scoitear |
past | scoith mé; scoitheas | scoith tú; scoithis | scoith sé, sí | scoitheamar; scoith muid | scoith sibh; scoitheabhair | scoith siad; scoitheadar | a scoith / ar scoith* |
scoitheadh | |
past habitual | scoithinn | scoiteá | scoitheadh sé, sí | scoithimis; scoitheadh muid | scoitheadh sibh | scoithidís; scoitheadh siad | a scoitheadh / a scoitheadh* |
scoití | |
future | scoithfidh mé; scoithfead |
scoithfidh tú; scoithfir† |
scoithfidh sé, sí | scoithfimid; scoithfidh muid |
scoithfidh sibh | scoithfidh siad; scoithfid† |
a scoithfidh; a scoithfeas | scoithfear | |
conditional | scoithfinn | scoithfeá | scoithfeadh sé, sí | scoithfimis; scoithfeadh muid | scoithfeadh sibh | scoithfidís; scoithfeadh siad | a scoithfeadh / a scoithfeadh* |
scoithfí | |
subjunctive | present | go scoithe mé; go scoithead† |
go scoithe tú; go scoithir† |
go scoithe sé, sí | go scoithimid; go scoithe muid |
go scoithe sibh | go scoithe siad; go scoithid† |
— | go scoitear |
past | dá scoithinn | dá scoiteá | dá scoitheadh sé, sí | dá scoithimis; dá scoitheadh muid |
dá scoitheadh sibh | dá scoithidís; dá scoitheadh siad |
— | dá scoití | |
imperative | scoithim | scoith | scoitheadh sé, sí | scoithimis | scoithigí; scoithidh† |
scoithidís | — | scoitear | |
verbal noun | scoitheadh | ||||||||
past participle | scoite |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Related terms
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 56
Further reading
- “scoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scothaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scoṫaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 615
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scoith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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