sceith

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sceith, verbal noun of sceïd, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to vomit, retch, shit”, literally “to shed”). Cognate with Welsh chwydu (“to vomit”) and English shit.

The verb sceith is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

sceith f (genitive singular sceithe, nominative plural sceitheanna)

  1. vomit
  2. spawning, spawn
  3. overflow
  4. discharge

Declension

Declension of sceith (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sceith sceitheanna
vocative a sceith a sceitheanna
genitive sceithe sceitheanna
dative sceith sceitheanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sceith na sceitheanna
genitive na sceithe na sceitheanna
dative leis an sceith
don sceith 		leis na sceitheanna

Derived terms

Verb

sceith (present analytic sceitheann, future analytic sceithfidh, verbal noun sceitheadh, past participle sceite) (ambitransitive)

  1. spew, vomit
  2. spawn
  3. overflow
  4. discharge
  5. give away, divulge, betray (a secret etc.)
  6. burst forth, burst into
  7. fray
  8. calve (of iceberg, etc.)

Conjugation

conjugation of sceith (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun sceitheadh
past participle sceite
tense singular plural relative autonomous
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 /
a 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 /
a 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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

sceith f

  1. verbal noun of sceïd

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sceithL — —
vocative sceithL — —
accusative sceithiN — —
genitive sceitheH — —
dative sceithiL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Further reading

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