Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish scemgal (clashing, clanging).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sceamhaíl f (genitive singular sceamhíola)

  1. verbal noun of sceamh
  2. yelping
  3. squealing
  4. yapping

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References

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  1. ^ sceamhaíl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scemgal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 55, page 29

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