scítheach

Irish

Etymology

From scíth (“tiredness, fatigue”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

scítheach (genitive singular masculine scíthigh, genitive singular feminine scíthí, plural scítheacha, comparative scíthí)

1. tired, fatigued, weary

   Synonym: scíth

Declension

Declension of scítheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	scítheach	scítheach	scítheacha; scítheacha²
Vocative	scíthigh		scítheacha
Genitive		scíthí	scítheacha	scítheach
Dative	scítheach; scítheach¹	scítheach; scíthigh (archaic)	scítheacha; scítheacha²
Comparative	níos scíthí
Superlative	is scíthí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scítheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN