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Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *xswibīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-.
Pronunciation
Verb
sciob (present analytic sciobann, future analytic sciobfaidh, verbal noun sciobadh, past participle sciobtha)
- to snatch (grasp, grab), snap up
- to whip off, sweep away
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sciob”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scipaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scibim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 608
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sciobaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 609
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciob”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24