English edit

Adjective edit

scairt (comparative more scairt, superlative most scairt)

  1. Nonstandard form of scared.

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Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish scairt (caul, omentum, midriff).

Noun edit

scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteacha)

  1. caul, omentum, diaphragm
    Greadadh trí lár do scairt!May your insides be scorched!
  2. (plural only) lungs, lights
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish scairt (cry, shout).

Noun edit

scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteanna)

  1. shout, cry, call
    Synonym: glao
    scairt na gcoileach / le scairt an choilighat cockcrow
  2. Only used in scairt ascaille
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Old Irish scairtid (shouts, cries out).

Verb edit

scairt (present analytic scairteann, future analytic scairtfidh, verbal noun scairteadh, past participle scairte)

  1. to shout, call, scream, cry aloud, shriek
    Scairt mé (amach) ag gáirí.
    I burst out laughing.
  2. (of the sun) to shine out, burst out shining, especially after a dark period
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References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

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