scáin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sgáin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scáinid (to burst, cleave),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ken- (to peel). Cognate with Welsh cen (skin, scale) and English skin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠkɑːnʲ/, /sˠkaːnʲ/

Verb

scáin (present analytic scáineann, future analytic scáinfidh, verbal noun scáineadh, past participle scáinte) (ambitransitive)

  1. to part (divide in two; become divided in two)
  2. to split, cleave
  3. to crack (form cracks; make cracks in)
  4. to scatter (disperse)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • scáine
  • scáineach
  • scáinteacht

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scáinid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scáinim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 952; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN