scíste

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scríste
  • scíthiste, sgíthisde, sgíthiste, sgíste, sgrísde, sgríste (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From scís (“tiredness”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃciːʃtʲə/[2]

Noun

scíste f or m (genitive singular scíste, nominative plural scísteanna)

  1. synonym of scíth (“rest”)

References

  1. ^ “scíste”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 214

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scíste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 975; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scíste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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