sciurd

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scíord, sciurdaigh
  • sciúrd, sgiúrd (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

sciurd (present analytic sciurdann, future analytic sciurdfaidh, verbal noun sciurdadh, past participle sciurdta)

  1. to scamper, scurry, scuttle
    Synonym: scinn
  2. to fly (travel very fast, hasten), sweep (travel quickly)
  3. to rush (flow or move forward rapidly or noisily)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sciurd (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present sciurdaim sciurdann tú;
sciurdair
sciurdann sé, sí sciurdaimid; sciurdann muid sciurdann sibh sciurdann siad;
sciurdaid
a sciurdann; a sciurdas sciurdtar
past sciurd mé; sciurdas sciurd tú; sciurdais sciurd sé, sí sciurdamar; sciurd muid sciurd sibh; sciurdabhair sciurd siad; sciurdadar a sciurd sciurdadh
past habitual sciurdainn sciurdtá sciurdadh sé, sí sciurdaimis; sciurdadh muid sciurdadh sibh sciurdaidís; sciurdadh siad a sciurdadh sciurdtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future sciurdfaidh mé;
sciurdfad
sciurdfaidh tú;
sciurdfair
sciurdfaidh sé, sí sciurdfaimid;
sciurdfaidh muid
sciurdfaidh sibh sciurdfaidh siad;
sciurdfaid
a sciurdfaidh; a sciurdfas sciurdfar
conditional sciurdfainn sciurdfá sciurdfadh sé, sí sciurdfaimis; sciurdfadh muid sciurdfadh sibh sciurdfaidís; sciurdfadh siad a sciurdfadh sciurdfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go sciurda mé;
go sciurdad
go sciurda tú;
go sciurdair
go sciurda sé, sí go sciurdaimid;
go sciurda muid
go sciurda sibh go sciurda siad;
go sciurdaid
go sciurdtar
past sciurdainn sciurdtá sciurdadh sé, sí sciurdaimis;
sciurdadh muid
sciurdadh sibh sciurdaidís;
sciurdadh siad
sciurdtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
sciurdaim sciurd sciurdadh sé, sí sciurdaimis sciurdaigí;
sciurdaidh
sciurdaidís sciurdtar
past participle sciurdta
verbal noun sciurdadh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

References

  1. ^ sciurd”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 105, page 41

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