Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English scourge, from Old French escorgier (to whip), from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiō, from Latin ex- (thoroughly) + corrigia (thong, whip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sciúirse m (genitive singular sciúirse, nominative plural sciúirsí)

  1. scourge (whip; persistent source of trouble)

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References

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  1. ^ sciúirse”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24

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