scoith

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish scothaid,[1] from scoth (point, edge (of weapon)), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (to cut).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

scoith (present analytic scoitheann, future analytic scoithfidh, verbal noun scoitheadh, past participle scoite)

  1. to strip off (to remove by stripping)
  2. to wean
  3. to cut off, chop off
Conjugation
Conjugation of scoith (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present scoithim scoitheann tú;
scoithir
scoitheann sé, sí scoithimid; scoitheann muid scoitheann sibh scoitheann siad;
scoithid
a scoitheann; a scoitheas scoitear
past scoith mé; scoitheas scoith tú; scoithis scoith sé, sí scoitheamar; scoith muid scoith sibh; scoitheabhair scoith siad; scoitheadar a scoith scoitheadh
past habitual scoithinn scoiteá scoitheadh sé, sí scoithimis; scoitheadh muid scoitheadh sibh scoithidís; scoitheadh siad a scoitheadh scoití
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future scoithfidh mé;
scoithfead
scoithfidh tú;
scoithfir
scoithfidh sé, sí scoithfimid;
scoithfidh muid
scoithfidh sibh scoithfidh siad;
scoithfid
a scoithfidh; a scoithfeas scoithfear
conditional scoithfinn scoithfeá scoithfeadh sé, sí scoithfimis; scoithfeadh muid scoithfeadh sibh scoithfidís; scoithfeadh siad a scoithfeadh scoithfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go scoithe mé;
go scoithead
go scoithe tú;
go scoithir
go scoithe sé, sí go scoithimid;
go scoithe muid
go scoithe sibh go scoithe siad;
go scoithid
go scoitear
past scoithinn scoiteá scoitheadh sé, sí scoithimis;
scoitheadh muid
scoitheadh sibh scoithidís;
scoitheadh siad
scoití
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
scoithim scoith scoitheadh sé, sí scoithimis scoithigí;
scoithidh
scoithidís scoitear
past participle scoite
verbal noun scoitheadh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

Etymology 2

Noun

scoith f (genitive singular scotha, nominative plural scothanna)

  1. alternative form of scoth (flower, choice)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scothaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ scoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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