sclábhaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• sclábh, sclábhuidhe (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclāvus (“slave”) (from Late Latin Sclāvus (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos)) + -aí.

Noun

sclábhaí m (genitive singular sclábhaí, nominative plural sclábhaithe)

1. slave
2. laborer, toiler
3. hack, drudge
4. mean, miserable person

Declension

Declension of sclábhaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sclábhaí sclábhaithe Vocative a sclábhaí a sclábhaithe Genitive sclábhaí sclábhaithe Dative sclábhaí sclábhaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sclábhaí na sclábhaithe Genitive an sclábhaí na sclábhaithe Dative leis an sclábhaí don sclábhaí leis na sclábhaithe

Derived terms

• bansclábhaí (“handmaid”)
• sclábhaíocht

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scláb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sclábuide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sclábhaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sclábhaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sclábhaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024