scairf

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English scarf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠkaɾʲfʲ/[1]

Noun

scairf f (genitive singular scairfe, nominative plural scairfeanna)

  1. scarf
    Synonyms: cochall, muifléad
  2. long strip of cloth (serving as runner, streamer, mask, etc.)

Declension

Declension of scairf (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scairf scairfeanna
vocative a scairf a scairfeanna
genitive scairfe scairfeanna
dative scairf scairfeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scairf na scairfeanna
genitive na scairfe na scairfeanna
dative leis an scairf
don scairf 		leis na scairfeanna

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 2, page 4

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