scamh
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish scomaid.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
scamh (present analytic scamhann, future analytic scamhfaidh, verbal noun scamhadh, past participle scafa) (transitive, intransitive)
- (transitive) peel, scale, strip, lay bare
- (intransitive) to be exposed
- (transitive) pare surface of, shave, plane down
- (intransitive) (of clothes) rub, fray; (of knitting) ravel
Conjugation edit
conjugation of scamh (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scomaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN