scaoth

Irish

Alternative forms

• sgaoi (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scaeth, from earlier scaí.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠkeːh/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠkiː/

Noun

scaoth f (genitive singular scaoithe, nominative plural scaotha)

1. swarm
2. flock of birds in flight

Declension

Declension of scaoth (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative scaoth scaotha vocative a scaoth a scaotha genitive scaoithe scaoth dative scaoth scaotha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an scaoth na scaotha genitive na scaoithe na scaoth dative leis an scaoth don scaoth leis na scaotha

Synonyms

• (swarm): saithe
• (flock): ealta
• (of people) slua

Mutation

Mutated forms of scaoth

radical	lenition	eclipsis
scaoth	not applicable	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scaeth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scaí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language