sciorrach

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

sciorrach m (genitive singular sciorraigh, nominative plural sciorraigh)

1. fleeting glance
2. fleeting visit

Declension

Declension of sciorrach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sciorrach sciorraigh Vocative a sciorraigh a sciorracha Genitive sciorraigh sciorrach Dative sciorrach sciorraigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sciorrach na sciorraigh Genitive an sciorraigh na sciorrach Dative leis an sciorrach don sciorrach leis na sciorraigh

Etymology 2

From sciorr (“slip, slide, slither, skid”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

sciorrach (genitive singular masculine sciorraigh, genitive singular feminine sciorraí, plural sciorracha, comparative sciorraí)

1. slippery

   Synonyms: sleamhain, sliopach

Declension

Declension of sciorrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• sciorrachán (“slippery person; panderer, pimp; squabble”)

Related terms

• sciorracht (“slipperiness”)

Further reading

• 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