scanrúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scannramhail, scannrúil, scanramhail, sgannramhail, sgannramhuil, sgannrúil, sganramhail, sganramhuil (obsolete)
  • scanraitheach[1]

Etymology

From scanradh +‎ -úil.

Adjective

scanrúil (genitive singular feminine scanrúla, plural scanrúla, comparative scanrúla)

  1. frightful (full of that which causes fright), frightening, scary, fearsome, fearful, formidable, grisly, terrifying
    Synonym: scéiniúil
  2. startling
  3. easily frightened, fearful
    Synonym: faiteach
  4. greedy [with chun ‘for’]

Declension

Declension of scanrúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative scanrúil scanrúil scanrúla;
scanrúla2
vocative scanrúil scanrúla
genitive scanrúla scanrúla scanrúil
dative scanrúil;
scanrúil1 		scanrúil scanrúla;
scanrúla2
Comparative níos scanrúla
Superlative is scanrúla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

References

  1. ^ “scanrúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scannraṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 956; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scanrúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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