scamh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scumh

Etymology

From Middle Irish scomaid.

Pronunciation

Verb

scamh (present analytic scamhann, future analytic scamhfaidh, verbal noun scamhadh, past participle scafa) (ambitransitive)

  1. (transitive) peel, scale, strip, lay bare
  2. (intransitive) to be exposed
  3. (transitive) pare surface of, shave, plane down
  4. (intransitive) (of clothes) rub, fray; (of knitting) ravel

Conjugation

Conjugation of scamh (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present scamhaim scamhann tú;
scamhair† 		scamhann sé, sí scamhaimid; scamhann muid scamhann sibh scamhann siad;
scamhaid† 		a scamhann; a scamhas scamhtar
past scamh mé; scamhas scamh tú; scamhais scamh sé, sí scamhamar; scamh muid scamh sibh; scamhabhair scamh siad; scamhadar a scamh scamhadh
past habitual scamhainn scamhtá scamhadh sé, sí scamhaimis; scamhadh muid scamhadh sibh scamhaidís; scamhadh siad a scamhadh scamhtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future scamhfaidh mé;
scamhfad 		scamhfaidh tú;
scamhfair† 		scamhfaidh sé, sí scamhfaimid;
scamhfaidh muid 		scamhfaidh sibh scamhfaidh siad;
scamhfaid† 		a scamhfaidh; a scamhfas scamhfar
conditional scamhfainn scamhfá scamhfadh sé, sí scamhfaimis; scamhfadh muid scamhfadh sibh scamhfaidís; scamhfadh siad a scamhfadh scamhfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go scamha mé;
go scamhad† 		go scamha tú;
go scamhair† 		go scamha sé, sí go scamhaimid;
go scamha muid 		go scamha sibh go scamha siad;
go scamhaid† 		— go scamhtar
past dá scamhainn dá scamhtá dá scamhadh sé, sí dá scamhaimis;
dá scamhadh muid 		dá scamhadh sibh dá scamhaidís;
dá scamhadh siad 		— dá scamhtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— scamhaim scamh scamhadh sé, sí scamhaimis scamhaigí;
scamhaidh† 		scamhaidís — scamhtar
past participle scafa
verbal noun scamhadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.