sciobtha
Irish
Alternative forms
- scioptha
Etymology
From sciob (“to snatch”) + -tha. For the meaning change confer Latin rapidus (“quick”) from Latin rapiō (“to snatch”).
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃcʊpˠiː/ (as if spelled sciobthaí)
Synonyms
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sciobṫa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 609
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciobtha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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