See also: Scairp

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Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Irish scoirp, from Latin scorpiō,[2] from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic sgairp.

Noun edit

scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)

  1. scorpion
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Etymology 2 edit

From English scarp, from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa, of Germanic origin (possibly via Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*skarpa) or *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐍉 (*skarpō)), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz (sharp).

Noun edit

scairp f (genitive singular scairpe, nominative plural scairpeanna)

  1. (geology) scarp (cliff caused by erosion)
  2. escarpment
Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ scairp”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scoirp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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