sceimheal

Irish

Etymology

Old Irish sceimel (“protective covering, rampart”)

Noun

sceimheal f (genitive singular sceimhle, nominative plural sceimhleacha)

1. eaves
2. penthouse
3. flange
4. rampart

Declension

Declension of sceimheal (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sceimheal sceimhleacha vocative a sceimheal a sceimhleacha genitive sceimhle sceimhleacha dative sceimheal sceimhleacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sceimheal na sceimhleacha genitive na sceimhle na sceimhleacha dative leis an sceimheal don sceimheal leis na sceimhleacha

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceimheal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceimheal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sceimheal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025