sceitimíní
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠcɛtʲəˈmʲiːnʲiː/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɛtʲəmʲiːnʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɛtʲəmʲinʲi/
Noun
[edit]sceitimíní m pl (genitive plural sceitimíní)
- (plural only) ecstasy, raptures
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
- Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.
- They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.
References
[edit]- ^ “sceitimíní”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceidimín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 606
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceitimíní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceitimíní”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sceitimíní”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024