sciorrach
Irish
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editsciorrach m (genitive singular sciorraigh, nominative plural sciorraigh)
Declension
editDeclension of sciorrach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
editFrom sciorr (“slip, slide, slither, skid”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editsciorrach (genitive singular masculine sciorraigh, genitive singular feminine sciorraí, plural sciorracha, comparative sciorraí)
Declension
editDeclension of sciorrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | sciorrach | sciorrach | sciorracha | |
Vocative | sciorraigh | sciorracha | ||
Genitive | sciorraí | sciorracha | sciorrach | |
Dative | sciorrach | sciorrach; sciorraigh (archaic) |
sciorracha | |
Comparative | níos sciorraí | |||
Superlative | is sciorraí |
Derived terms
edit- sciorrachán (“slippery person; panderer, pimp; squabble”)
Related terms
edit- sciorracht (“slipperiness”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciorrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sciorrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sciorrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024