scriú

See also: scriu

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scrobha (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

Borrowed from English screw.

Pronunciation

Noun

scriú m (genitive singular scriú, nominative plural scriúnna)

  1. screw (fastener)

Declension

Declension of scriú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scriú scriúnna
vocative a scriú a scriúnna
genitive scriú scriúnna
dative scriú scriúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scriú na scriúnna
genitive an scriú na scriúnna
dative leis an scriú
don scriú 		leis na scriúnna

Derived terms

  • aerscriú m (“airscrew”)
  • banscriú m (“female screw”)
  • corcscriú m (“corkscrew”)
  • fearscriú m (“male screw”)
  • glas-scriú m (“check-screw”)
  • scriú-thairne m (“screw-nail”)
  • scriúáil (“screw”, verb)
  • scriúbholta m (“screw-bolt”)
  • scriúghaltán m (“screw-steamer”)
  • scriúire m (“screwdriver”)
  • scriúnasc m (“screw-coupling”)
  • scriúrinse m (“screw-wrench”)
  • scriúshnáithe m (“screw-thread”)
  • scriútharathar m (“screw-auger”)

References

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scroḃa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 618

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