scinn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish sceindid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *skanndeti (whence Welsh ysgain), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump”) (whence Sanskrit स्कन्द् (skand, “to jump, leap”), Latin scandō (“to ascend, mount”).[2]

Verb

scinn (present analytic scinneann, future analytic scinnfidh, verbal noun scinneadh, past participle scinnte) (intransitive)

  1. to spring (forth), gush (forth)
  2. to start (jerk suddenly in surprise), shy (jump back in fear)
  3. to dart (fly or pass swiftly), fly off, fly out, dash, shoot (move very quickly and suddenly), scurry
  4. to depart suddenly, vanish [with ó ‘from’]
    scinn chun siúil ― to rush off
  5. to escape [with ó ‘from’]
    Scinn an focal uaim.
    The word escaped my lips.
  6. to glance (strike and fly off in an oblique direction to dart aside), glance off [with de]
  7. to graze (rub or touch lightly the surface of in passing) [with de]
  8. to skim (glide along near the surface)

Conjugation

Conjugation of scinn (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present scinnim scinneann tú;
scinnir† 		scinneann sé, sí scinnimid; scinneann muid scinneann sibh scinneann siad;
scinnid† 		a scinneann; a scinneas scinntear
past scinn mé; scinneas scinn tú; scinnis scinn sé, sí scinneamar; scinn muid scinn sibh; scinneabhair scinn siad; scinneadar a scinn scinneadh
past habitual scinninn scinnteá scinneadh sé, sí scinnimis; scinneadh muid scinneadh sibh scinnidís; scinneadh siad a scinneadh scinntí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future scinnfidh mé;
scinnfead 		scinnfidh tú;
scinnfir† 		scinnfidh sé, sí scinnfimid;
scinnfidh muid 		scinnfidh sibh scinnfidh siad;
scinnfid† 		a scinnfidh; a scinnfeas scinnfear
conditional scinnfinn scinnfeá scinnfeadh sé, sí scinnfimis; scinnfeadh muid scinnfeadh sibh scinnfidís; scinnfeadh siad a scinnfeadh scinnfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go scinne mé;
go scinnead† 		go scinne tú;
go scinnir† 		go scinne sé, sí go scinnimid;
go scinne muid 		go scinne sibh go scinne siad;
go scinnid† 		— go scinntear
past dá scinninn dá scinnteá dá scinneadh sé, sí dá scinnimis;
dá scinneadh muid 		dá scinneadh sibh dá scinnidís;
dá scinneadh siad 		— dá scinntí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— scinnim scinn scinneadh sé, sí scinnimis scinnigí;
scinnidh† 		scinnidís — scinntear
past participle scinnte
verbal noun scinneadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Alternative verbal noun: sceinm

Derived terms

  • athscinn (“recoil”, verb)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceinnid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*skan-n-d-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 339–40

Further reading

Old English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃinn/, [ʃin]

Noun

sċinn n

  1. alternative form of sċīn
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċinn sċinnu
accusative sċinn sċinnu
genitive sċinnes sċinna
dative sċinne sċinnum

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skinn/, [skin]

Noun

scinn n (Late Old English)

  1. a skin
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative scinn —
accusative scinn —
genitive scinnes —
dative scinne —
Descendants

References

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