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Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish scoirp, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sgairp.
Noun
scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)
- scorpion
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Etymology 2
From English scarp, from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa, of Germanic origin (possibly via Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa) or *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐍉 (*skarpō)), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz (“sharp”).
Noun
scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)
- (geology) scarp (cliff caused by erosion)
- escarpment
Declension
References
- ^ “scairp”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scoirp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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