sciorrach

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

sciorrach m (genitive singular sciorraigh, nominative plural sciorraigh)

  1. fleeting glance
  2. fleeting visit
Declension
Declension of sciorrach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sciorrach sciorraigh
vocative a sciorraigh a sciorracha
genitive sciorraigh sciorrach
dative sciorrach sciorraigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sciorrach na sciorraigh
genitive an sciorraigh na sciorrach
dative leis an sciorrach
don sciorrach 		leis na sciorraigh

Etymology 2

From sciorr (“slip, slide, slither, skid”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

sciorrach (genitive singular masculine sciorraigh, genitive singular feminine sciorraí, plural sciorracha, comparative sciorraí)

  1. slippery
    Synonyms: sleamhain, sliopach
Declension
Declension of sciorrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sciorrach sciorrach sciorracha
vocative sciorraigh sciorracha
genitive sciorraí sciorracha sciorrach
dative sciorrach sciorrach;
sciorraigh (archaic) 		sciorracha
Comparative níos sciorraí
Superlative is sciorraí
Derived terms
  • sciorrachán (“slippery person; panderer, pimp; squabble”)
  • sciorracht (“slipperiness”)

Further reading

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