scuaid

Irish

Alternative forms

scuadán, scuadar
sguaid (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˠkuədʲ/

Noun

scuaid f (genitive singular scuaide, nominative plural scuaideanna)

spatter, splash, splatter
scuaid láibe ― splash of mud
(veterinary medicine) diarrhea; (colloquial) diarrhea (in humans)
Synonym: scaoing
sloppy, untidy person

Declension

Declension of scuaid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scuaid	scuaideanna
Vocative	a scuaid	a scuaideanna
Genitive	scuaide	scuaideanna
Dative	scuaid	scuaideanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an scuaid	na scuaideanna
Genitive	na scuaide	na scuaideanna
Dative	leis an scuaid don scuaid	leis na scuaideanna

Derived terms

scuaideáil
scuaideálaí
scuaideog

Further reading

“scuaid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scuaid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scuaid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

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