sciorrach
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
sciorrach m (genitive singular sciorraigh, nominative plural sciorraigh)
Declension
Declension of sciorrach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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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)
Declension
Declension of sciorrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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”)
Related terms
- sciorracht (“slipperiness”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sciorrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sciorrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sciorrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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