scraiste

Irish

Alternative forms

• sgraisde, sgraiste (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkɾˠɑʃtʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkɾˠaʃtʲə/

Noun

scraiste m (genitive singular scraiste, nominative plural scraistí)

1. loafer, sluggard (idle person)

Declension

Declension of scraiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scraiste scraistí Vocative a scraiste a scraistí Genitive scraiste scraistí Dative scraiste scraistí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scraiste na scraistí Genitive an scraiste na scraistí Dative leis an scraiste don scraiste leis na scraistí

Synonyms

• liairne
• liúdramán
• slúiste

Derived terms

• scraisteach
• scraisteacht

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scraiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scraiste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 616
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scraiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN