sceamh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sgeamh (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish scem.[2] The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

sceamh f (genitive singular sceimhe, nominative plural sceamhanna)

  1. bark, yap
  2. yelp, squeal
    lig sceamh ― to yelp, squeal etc.

Declension

Declension of sceamh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sceamh sceamhanna
vocative a sceamh a sceamhanna
genitive sceimhe sceamhanna
dative sceamh
sceimh (archaic, dialectal) 		sceamhanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sceamh na sceamhanna
genitive na sceimhe na sceamhanna
dative leis an sceamh
leis an sceimh (archaic, dialectal)
don sceamh
don sceimh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na sceamhanna

Derived terms

  • sceamhach
  • sceamhlachán

Verb

sceamh (present analytic sceamhann, future analytic sceamhfaidh, verbal noun sceamhaíl, past participle sceafa) (intransitive)

  1. to bark, yap
  2. to yelp, squeal

Conjugation

conjugation of sceamh (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun sceamhaíl
past participle sceafa
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present sceamhim sceamhann tú;
sceamhir† 		sceamhann sé, sí sceamhimid sceamhann sibh sceamhann siad;
sceamhid† 		a sceamhann; a sceamhas sceamhtar
past sceamh mé; sceamhas sceamh tú; sceamhis sceamh sé, sí sceamhamar; sceamh muid sceamh sibh; sceamhabhair sceamh siad; sceamhadar a sceamh /
ar sceamh* 		sceamhadh
past habitual sceamhinn sceamhtá sceamhadh sé, sí sceamhimis; sceamhadh muid sceamhadh sibh sceamhidís; sceamhadh siad a sceamhadh /
a sceamhadh* 		sceamhtí
future sceamhfidh mé;
sceamhfad 		sceamhfidh tú;
sceamhfir† 		sceamhfidh sé, sí sceamhfimid;
sceamhfidh muid 		sceamhfidh sibh sceamhfidh siad;
sceamhfid† 		a sceamhfidh; a sceamhfas sceamhfar
conditional sceamhfinn sceamhfá sceamhfadh sé, sí sceamhfimis; sceamhfadh muid sceamhfadh sibh sceamhfidís; sceamhfadh siad a sceamhfadh /
a sceamhfadh* 		sceamhfí
subjunctive
present go sceamh mé;
go sceamhad† 		go sceamh tú;
go sceamhir† 		go sceamh sé, sí go sceamhimid;
go sceamh muid 		go sceamh sibh go sceamh siad;
go sceamhid† 		— go sceamhtar
past dá sceamhinn dá sceamhtá dá sceamhadh sé, sí dá sceamhimis;
dá sceamhadh muid 		dá sceamhadh sibh dá sceamhidís;
dá sceamhadh siad 		— dá sceamhtí
imperative
– sceamhim sceamh sceamhadh sé, sí sceamhimis sceamhigí;
sceamhidh† 		sceamhidís — sceamhtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

  • sceamh ar (“to scold”)

References

  1. ^ “sceamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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