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
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
Further reading
- “scoith” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “scothaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “scoṫaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 615.
- "scoith" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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