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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciorrach sciorraigh
Vocative a sciorraigh a sciorracha
Genitive sciorraigh sciorrach
Dative sciorrach sciorraigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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
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”)
  • sciorracht (“slipperiness”)

Further reading
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