sceith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sceith, verbal noun of sceïd, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to vomit, retch, shit”, literally “to shed”). The verb sceith is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃcɛ(h)/

Noun

sceith f (genitive singular sceithe, nominative plural sceitheanna)

  1. vomit
  2. spawning, spawn
  3. overflow
  4. discharge, eruption
  5. spreading
  6. disintegration

Declension
Declension of sceith

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sceith sceitheanna
Vocative a sceith a sceitheanna
Genitive sceithe sceitheanna
Dative sceith sceitheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sceith na sceitheanna
Genitive na sceithe na sceitheanna
Dative leis an sceith

don sceith

 leis na sceitheanna

Derived terms

Verb

sceith (present analytic sceitheann, future analytic sceithfidh, verbal noun sceitheadh, past participle sceite) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. spew, vomit
  2. spawn
  3. overflow
  4. pour forth, discharge, erupt
  5. give away, divulge
  6. spread, disseminate
  7. burst forth (into bud, bloom)
  8. burst open, explode
  9. crumble, disintegrate
  10. peel off, scale
  11. fray, rip, unravel
  12. calve (of iceberg, etc.)

Conjugation
conjugation of sceith (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present sceithim sceitheann tú;
sceithir†		 sceitheann sé, sí sceithimid sceitheann sibh sceitheann siad;
sceithid†		 a sceitheann; a sceitheas sceitear
past sceith mé; sceitheas sceith tú; sceithis sceith sé, sí sceitheamar; sceith muid sceith sibh; sceitheabhair sceith siad; sceitheadar a sceith /
ar sceith*		 sceitheadh
past habitual sceithinn sceiteá sceitheadh sé, sí sceithimis; sceitheadh muid sceitheadh sibh sceithidís; sceitheadh siad a sceitheadh /
a sceitheadh*		 sceití
future sceithfidh mé;
sceithfead		 sceithfidh tú;
sceithfir†		 sceithfidh sé, sí sceithfimid;
sceithfidh muid		 sceithfidh sibh sceithfidh siad;
sceithfid†		 a sceithfidh; a sceithfeas sceithfear
conditional sceithfinn sceithfeá sceithfeadh sé, sí sceithfimis; sceithfeadh muid sceithfeadh sibh sceithfidís; sceithfeadh siad a sceithfeadh /
a sceithfeadh*		 sceithfí
subjunctive present go sceithe mé;
go sceithead†		 go sceithe tú;
go sceithir†		 go sceithe sé, sí go sceithimid;
go sceithe muid		 go sceithe sibh go sceithe siad;
go sceithid†		 — go sceitear
past dá sceithinn dá sceiteá dá sceitheadh sé, sí dá sceithimis;
dá sceitheadh muid		 dá sceitheadh sibh dá sceithidís;
dá sceitheadh siad		 — dá sceití
imperative sceithim sceith sceitheadh sé, sí sceithimis sceithigí;
sceithidh†		 sceithidís — sceitear
verbal noun sceitheadh
past participle sceite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʲkʲeθʲ/

Noun

sceith f

  1. verbal noun of sceïd

Inflection
Feminine ī-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sceithL — —
Vocative sceithL — —
Accusative sceithiN — —
Genitive sceitheH — —
Dative sceithiL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Further reading
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