scairbh

Irish

Alternative forms

• scarbh
• sgairbh, sgarbh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkæɾʲəvʲ/

Noun

scairbh f (genitive singular scairbhe, nominative plural scairbheacha)

1. reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)

   Synonym: scoth

2. shoal (sandbank)

   Synonym: oitir

3. shelf (reef, shoal or sandbar)

Declension

Declension of scairbh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scairbh scairbheacha Vocative a scairbh a scairbheacha Genitive scairbhe scairbheacha Dative scairbh scairbheacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scairbh na scairbheacha Genitive na scairbhe na scairbheacha Dative leis an scairbh don scairbh leis na scairbheacha

Descendants

• scairbh ilchríochach (“continental shelf”)

Further reading

• “scairbh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 scairb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32