sclamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• sglamh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠklˠãuh/

Noun

sclamh f (genitive singular sclaimhe, nominative plural sclamhanna or sclamhacha)

1. a bite, nip

   sclamh a bhaint as ― to take a bite out of

Declension

Declension of sclamh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sclamh sclamhanna Vocative a sclamh a sclamhanna Genitive sclaimhe sclamhanna Dative sclamh sclaimh (archaic, dialectal) sclamhanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sclamh na sclamhanna Genitive na sclaimhe na sclamhanna Dative leis an sclamh leis an sclaimh (archaic, dialectal) don sclamh don sclaimh (archaic, dialectal) leis na sclamhanna

Further reading

• “sclamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sclaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 611
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sclamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57