scigaithris

Irish

Etymology

From scige (jeering, mockery) +‎ aithris (imitation).

Noun

scigaithris f (genitive singular scigaithrise)

  1. parody
    Is minic a dhéantar scigaithris uirthi.
    It is often parodied.

Declension

Declension of scigaithris (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative scigaithris
vocative a scigaithris
genitive scigaithrise
dative scigaithris
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an scigaithris
genitive na scigaithrise
dative leis an scigaithris
don scigaithris

Derived terms

  • scigaithriseach (parodic)
  • scigaithriseoir (parodist)

Further reading