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Irish
Etymology
Old Irish sceimel (“protective covering, rampart”)
Noun
sceimheal f (genitive singular sceimhle, nominative plural sceimhleacha)
- eaves
- penthouse
- flange
- rampart
Declension
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceimheal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceimheal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sceimheal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024