scealp
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish scelp (“splinter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃcalˠpˠ/
Noun
scealp f (genitive singular sceilpe, nominative plural scealpa)
Declension
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Derived terms
- scealpóg f (“splinter, chip”)
Verb
scealp (present analytic scealpann, future analytic scealpfaidh, verbal noun scealpadh, past participle scealptha)
- (ambitransitive) splinter; chip, flake
- (transitive) break piece out of; pinch, snatch
- (transitive, sewing) pink
Conjugation
conjugation of scealp (first conjugation – A)
| verbal noun | sgealpadh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | sgealptha | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | sgealpaim | sgealpann tú; sgealpair† |
sgealpann sé, sí | sgealpaimid | sgealpann sibh | sgealpann siad; sgealpaid† |
a sgealpann; a sgealpas / a sgealpann* |
sgealptar |
| past | sgealp mé; sgealpas | sgealp tú; sgealpais | sgealp sé, sí | sgealpamar; sgealp muid | sgealp sibh; sgealpabhair | sgealp siad; sgealpadar | a sgealp / ar sgealp* |
sgealpadh |
| past habitual | sgealpainn | sgealptá | sgealpadh sé, sí | sgealpaimis; sgealpadh muid | sgealpadh sibh | sgealpaidís; sgealpadh siad | a sgealpadh / a sgealpadh* |
sgealptaí |
| future | sgealpfaidh mé; sgealpfad |
sgealpfaidh tú; sgealpfair† |
sgealpfaidh sé, sí | sgealpfaimid; sgealpfaidh muid |
sgealpfaidh sibh | sgealpfaidh siad; sgealpfaid† |
a sgealpfaidh; a sgealpfas / a sgealpfaidh* |
sgealpfar |
| conditional | sgealpfainn | sgealpfá | sgealpfadh sé, sí | sgealpfaimis; sgealpfadh muid | sgealpfadh sibh | sgealpfaidís; sgealpfadh siad | a sgealpfadh / a sgealpfadh* |
sgealpfaí |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| present | go sgealpa mé; go sgealpad† |
go sgealpa tú; go sgealpair† |
go sgealpa sé, sí | go sgealpaimid; go sgealpa muid |
go sgealpa sibh | go sgealpa siad; go sgealpaid† |
— | go sgealptar |
| past | dá sgealpainn | dá sgealptá | dá sgealpadh sé, sí | dá sgealpaimis; dá sgealpadh muid |
dá sgealpadh sibh | dá sgealpaidís; dá sgealpadh siad |
— | dá sgealptaí |
| imperative | ||||||||
| – | sgealpaim | sgealp | sgealpadh sé, sí | sgealpaimis | sgealpaigí; sgealpaidh† |
sgealpaidís | — | sgealptar |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scelp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scealp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scealp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “scealp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025