scrios

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish scris (“tearing; erasing; destruction”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destruction, ruin, annihilation, etc.”)), verbal noun of sceirtid (“to strip, peel or scrape off”).

    Noun

    scrios m (genitive singular scriosta or scris)

    1. destruction, ruin
    2. scrapings, parings; light covering
    3. verbal noun of scrios
    Declension
    Declension of scrios (third declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative scrios
    vocative a scrios
    genitive scriosta
    dative scrios
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an scrios
    genitive an scriosta
    dative leis an scrios
    don scrios

    Alternative declension:

    Declension of scrios (first declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative scrios
    vocative a scris
    genitive scris
    dative scrios
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an scrios
    genitive an scris
    dative leis an scrios
    don scrios

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish scrisaid (“to scrape; erase; destroy”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destroy, ruin, annihilate, etc.”)), from Old Irish scris, verbal noun of sceirtid (“to strip, peel or scrape off”).

      Verb

      scrios (present analytic scriosann, future analytic scriosfaidh, verbal noun scriosadh, past participle scriosta)

      1. to scrape off, tear off
      2. (of a tree) to bark
      3. to scratch out, erase, delete
      4. to destroy, ruin
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of scrios (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present scriosaim scriosann tú;
      scriosair†       		scriosann sé, sí scriosaimid; scriosann muid scriosann sibh scriosann siad;
      scriosaid†       		a scriosann; a scriosas scriostar
      past scrios mé; scriosas scrios tú; scriosais scrios sé, sí scriosamar; scrios muid scrios sibh; scriosabhair scrios siad; scriosadar a scrios scriosadh
      past habitual scriosainn scriostá scriosadh sé, sí scriosaimis; scriosadh muid scriosadh sibh scriosaidís; scriosadh siad a scriosadh scriostaí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future scriosfaidh mé;
      scriosfad       		scriosfaidh tú;
      scriosfair†       		scriosfaidh sé, sí scriosfaimid;
      scriosfaidh muid       		scriosfaidh sibh scriosfaidh siad;
      scriosfaid†       		a scriosfaidh; a scriosfas scriosfar
      conditional scriosfainn scriosfá scriosfadh sé, sí scriosfaimis; scriosfadh muid scriosfadh sibh scriosfaidís; scriosfadh siad a scriosfadh scriosfaí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go scriosa mé;
      go scriosad†       		go scriosa tú;
      go scriosair†       		go scriosa sé, sí go scriosaimid;
      go scriosa muid       		go scriosa sibh go scriosa siad;
      go scriosaid†       		— go scriostar
      past dá scriosainn dá scriostá dá scriosadh sé, sí dá scriosaimis;
      dá scriosadh muid       		dá scriosadh sibh dá scriosaidís;
      dá scriosadh siad       		— dá scriostaí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — scriosaim scrios scriosadh sé, sí scriosaimis scriosaigí;
      scriosaidh†       		scriosaidís — scriostar
      past participle scriosta
      verbal noun scriosadh

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      • Alternative verbal noun: scrios

      References

      1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 149, page 76
      2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 97, page 38

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scrios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 989; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scriosaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 990; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scrios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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