sceach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scéach

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃcax]

Noun

sceach f (genitive singular sceiche, nominative plural sceacha)

  1. whitethorn, hawthorn
    1. thornbush
    2. brier
    3. bramble(bush)
  2. prickly, quarrelsome, person

Declension

Synonyms

  • (whitethorn, hawthorn): sceah gheal
  • (whitethorn): uath (literary)
  • (brier): sceach thalún
  • (prickly, quarrelsome, person): sceachaire

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