scaitheamh

Irish

Alternative forms

scathamh

Etymology

A variant form of scaitheadh (“cutting, lopping off”), from Middle Irish scothad, verbal noun of scothaid (“to cut, lop off”), from Middle Irish scoth (“point, edge”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”) (compare Lithuanian skùsti (“to shave”)).

Pronunciation

(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠka/

Noun

scaitheamh m (genitive singular scaithimh, nominative plural scaití)

while, spell (indefinite period of time)

Declension

Declension of scaitheamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scaitheamh	scaití
Vocative	a scaithimh	a scaití
Genitive	scaithimh	scaití
Dative	scaitheamh	scaití

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an scaitheamh	na scaití
Genitive	an scaithimh	na scaití
Dative	leis an scaitheamh don scaitheamh	leis na scaití

Synonyms

tamall

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*skutā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
“scatham” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“scaṫaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"scaitheamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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