scian

See also: Scian, scían, ścian, and sćiãn

Irish

Alternative forms

• scion (Ulster)
• sgian (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠciən̪ˠ/, /ʃciən̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ʃciːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃcɨ̞nˠ/, /ʃcɨ̞n̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form scion)

Noun

scian f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)

1. knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper
2. edge, side

Declension

Declension of scian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scian sceana Vocative a scian a sceana Genitive scine sceana Dative scian scin (archaic, dialectal) sceana

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scian na sceana Genitive na scine na sceana Dative leis an scian leis an scin (archaic, dialectal) don scian don scin (archaic, dialectal) leis na sceana

Derived terms

• altán scine
• cur faoi scian
• d'anam don scian! (“The devil take you!; Upon my soul!”)
• dul ar do scian (“to keel over”)
• dul faoi scian (dochtúra) (“to undergo an operation”)
• luí ar do scian (“to lie on one's side”)
• scian airm Eilvéiseach (“Swiss army knife”)
• scian aitinn (“furze-chopper”)
• scian aráin (“bread-knife”)
• scian bhearrtha (“(open) razor; pruning-knife”)
• scian bhoird (“table-knife”)
• scian bhúistéara (“butcher's cleaver”)
• scian cháis (“sheath-knife”)
• scian cham (“paring-knife”)
• scian chiumhaise (“plough”)
• scian chlaspa
• scian chorr (“implement for digging out sand-eels”)
• scian chorráin (“slashing-knife converted from (old) reaping-hook”)
• scian coise duibhe (“black-handled knife with magic properties”)
• scian dhruidte (“clasp-knife, jack-knife”)
• scian dochtúra (“surgical knife”)
• scian féir (“hay-chopper”)
• scian feola (“carving-knife”)
• scian fola (“lancet”)
• scian fonsa (“drawing-knife”)
• scian mháinliachta
• scian mhara
• scian nódaithe (“grafting-knife”)
• scian oisrí (“oyster-knife”)
• scian pháipéir (“paper-knife”)
• scian phóca
• scian phuití (“putty-knife”)
• scian scláitéara (“sax”)
• scian sealgaire (“hunting-knife”)
• scian spólta (“carving-knife”)
• scian tarraingthe (“drawing-knife”)
• scianbhreallach
• scianchlár (“knife-board”)
• sciantaca (“knife-rest”)

 

Related terms

• scean

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 608
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024