scealp

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scelp (“splinter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃcalˠpˠ/

Noun

scealp f (genitive singular sceilpe, nominative plural scealpa)

1. splinter

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scealp scealpa Vocative a scealp a scealpa Genitive sceilpe scealp Dative scealp scealpa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scealp na scealpa Genitive na sceilpe na scealp Dative leis an scealp don scealp leis na scealpa

Declension of scealp

Second declension

Verb

scealp (present analytic scealpann, future analytic scealpfaidh, verbal noun scealpadh, past participle scealptha)

1. (transitive, intransitive) splinter; chip, flake
2. (transitive) break piece out of; pinch, snatch
3. (transitive, sewing) pink

Conjugation

		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
verbal noun		sgealpadh
past participle		sgealptha

conjugation of scealp (first conjugation – A)

* 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, 2013-2024