scealp
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish scelp (“splinter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscealp f (genitive singular sceilpe, nominative plural scealpa)
Declension
editDeclension of scealp
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
editscealp (present analytic scealpann, future analytic scealpfaidh, verbal noun scealpadh, past participle scealptha)
- (transitive, intransitive) splinter; chip, flake
- (transitive) break piece out of; pinch, snatch
- (transitive, sewing) pink
Conjugation
editconjugation of scealp (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scelp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scealp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scealp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “scealp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024