scairbh

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Irish

Alternative forms

scarbh
sgairbh, sgarbh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkæɾʲəvʲ/

Noun

scairbh f (genitive singular scairbhe, nominative plural scairbheacha)

reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Synonym: scoth
shoal (sandbank)
Synonym: oitir
shelf (reef, shoal or sandbar)

Declension

Declension of scairbh (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	scairbh	scairbheacha
vocative	a scairbh	a scairbheacha
genitive	scairbhe	scairbheacha
dative	scairbh	scairbheacha

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an scairbh	na scairbheacha
genitive	na scairbhe	na scairbheacha
dative	leis an scairbh don scairbh	leis na scairbheacha

Descendants

scairbh ilchríochach (“continental shelf”)

Further reading

“scairbh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 scairb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32

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