Irish
Etymology
From scamall + -ach.
Adjective
scamallach (genitive singular masculine scamallaigh, genitive singular feminine scamallaí, plural scamallacha, comparative scamallaí)
- cloudy, clouded
- Synonym: néaltach
- (anatomy, of toes) webbed, palmated
Declension
Declension of scamallach
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singular
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plural
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| masculine
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feminine
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strong noun
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weak noun
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| nominative
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scamallach
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scamallach
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scamallacha
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| vocative
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scamallaigh
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scamallacha
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| genitive
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scamallaí
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scamallacha
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scamallach
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| dative
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scamallach
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scamallach; scamallaigh (archaic)
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scamallacha
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| Comparative
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níos scamallaí
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| Superlative
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is scamallaí
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Derived terms
- cos-scamallach (“web-footed”, adjective)
- éirigh scamallach (“cloud (over)”, verb)
- scamallacht f (“cloudiness”)
- scamallaigh (“cloud (over), mist, obscure”, verb)
Noun
scamallach m (genitive singular scamallaigh, nominative plural scamallaigh)
- palmiped (web-footed bird)
Declension
Declension of scamallach (first declension)
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scamallach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “scamallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025