sceith
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sceith, verbal noun of sceïd, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyd-, *skeyt- (“to vomit, retch, shit”, literally “to shed”). The verb sceith is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃcɛ(h)/
Noun
sceith f (genitive singular sceithe, nominative plural sceitheanna)
Declension
Declension of sceith
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
sceith (present analytic sceitheann, future analytic sceithfidh, verbal noun sceitheadh, past participle sceite) (transitive, intransitive)
- spew, vomit
- spawn
- overflow
- pour forth, discharge, erupt
- give away, divulge
- spread, disseminate
- burst forth (into bud, bloom)
- burst open, explode
- crumble, disintegrate
- peel off, scale
- fray, rip, unravel
- (of iceberg, etc.) calve
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | sceithim | sceitheann tú; sceithir† |
sceitheann sé, sí | sceithimid | sceitheann sibh | sceitheann siad; sceithid† |
a sceitheann; a sceitheas | sceitear |
| past | sceith mé; sceitheas | sceith tú; sceithis | sceith sé, sí | sceitheamar; sceith muid | sceith sibh; sceitheabhair | sceith siad; sceitheadar | a sceith / ar sceith* |
sceitheadh | |
| past habitual | sceithinn | sceiteá | sceitheadh sé, sí | sceithimis; sceitheadh muid | sceitheadh sibh | sceithidís; sceitheadh siad | a sceitheadh / ar sceitheadh* |
sceití | |
| future | sceithfidh mé; sceithfead |
sceithfidh tú; sceithfir† |
sceithfidh sé, sí | sceithfimid; sceithfidh muid |
sceithfidh sibh | sceithfidh siad; sceithfid† |
a sceithfidh; a sceithfeas | sceithfear | |
| conditional | sceithfinn | sceithfeá | sceithfeadh sé, sí | sceithfimis; sceithfeadh muid | sceithfeadh sibh | sceithfidís; sceithfeadh siad | a sceithfeadh / ar sceithfeadh* |
sceithfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go sceithe mé; go sceithead† |
go sceithe tú; go sceithir† |
go sceithe sé, sí | go sceithimid; go sceithe muid |
go sceithe sibh | go sceithe siad; go sceithid† |
— | go sceitear |
| past | dá sceithinn | dá sceiteá | dá sceitheadh sé, sí | dá sceithimis; dá sceitheadh muid |
dá sceitheadh sibh | dá sceithidís; dá sceitheadh siad |
— | dá sceití | |
| imperative | sceithim | sceith | sceitheadh sé, sí | sceithimis | sceithigí; sceithidh† |
sceithidís | — | sceitear | |
| verbal noun | sceitheadh | ||||||||
| past participle | sceite | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
Terms derived from sceith
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Further reading
- “sceith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "sceith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “sceith” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sceith” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʲkʲeθʲ/
Noun
sceith f
- verbal noun of sceïd
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “sceith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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