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scian

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See also: Scian, scían, ścian, and sćiãn

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to split).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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scian f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)

  1. knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper
  2. edge, side

Declension

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Declension of scian (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative scian sceana
vocative a scian a sceana
genitive scine sceana
dative scian
scin (archaic, dialectal)
sceana
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an scian na sceana
genitive na scine na sceana
dative leis an scian
leis an scin (archaic, dialectal)
don scian
don scin (archaic, dialectal)
leis na sceana

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 41

Further reading

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