scoith

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish scothaid,[2] from scoth (“point, edge (of weapon)”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”).

Alternative forms

Verb

scoith (present analytic scoitheann, future analytic scoithfidh, verbal noun scoitheadh, past participle scoite)

  1. to strip off (to remove by stripping)
  2. to wean
  3. to cut off
Conjugation
conjugation of scoith (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present scoithim scoitheann tú;
scoithir† 		scoitheann sé, sí scoithimid scoitheann sibh scoitheann siad;
scoithid† 		a scoitheann; a scoitheas scoitear
past scoith mé; scoitheas scoith tú; scoithis scoith sé, sí scoitheamar; scoith muid scoith sibh; scoitheabhair scoith siad; scoitheadar a scoith /
ar scoith* 		scoitheadh
past habitual scoithinn scoiteá scoitheadh sé, sí scoithimis; scoitheadh muid scoitheadh sibh scoithidís; scoitheadh siad a scoitheadh /
a scoitheadh* 		scoití
future scoithfidh mé;
scoithfead 		scoithfidh tú;
scoithfir† 		scoithfidh sé, sí scoithfimid;
scoithfidh muid 		scoithfidh sibh scoithfidh siad;
scoithfid† 		a scoithfidh; a scoithfeas scoithfear
conditional scoithfinn scoithfeá scoithfeadh sé, sí scoithfimis; scoithfeadh muid scoithfeadh sibh scoithfidís; scoithfeadh siad a scoithfeadh /
a scoithfeadh* 		scoithfí
subjunctive present go scoithe mé;
go scoithead† 		go scoithe tú;
go scoithir† 		go scoithe sé, sí go scoithimid;
go scoithe muid 		go scoithe sibh go scoithe siad;
go scoithid† 		— go scoitear
past dá scoithinn dá scoiteá dá scoitheadh sé, sí dá scoithimis;
dá scoitheadh muid 		dá scoitheadh sibh dá scoithidís;
dá scoitheadh siad 		— dá scoití
imperative scoithim scoith scoitheadh sé, sí scoithimis scoithigí;
scoithidh† 		scoithidís — scoitear
verbal noun scoitheadh
past participle scoite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

Noun

scoith f (genitive singular scotha, nominative plural scothanna)

  1. Alternative form of scoth (“flower, choice”)

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 139, page 56
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scothaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ “scoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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