scrios

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠcɾʲɨ̞sˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃcɾʲɨ̞sˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scris (“tearing; erasing; destruction”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destruction, ruin, annihilation, etc.”)), verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

Noun

scrios m (genitive singular scriosta or scris)

1. destruction, ruin
2. scrapings, parings; light covering
3. verbal noun of scrios

Declension

Declension of scrios (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative scrios vocative a scrios genitive scriosta dative scrios forms with the definite article case singular nominative an scrios genitive an scriosta dative leis an scrios don scrios

Alternative declension:

Declension of scrios (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative scrios vocative a scris genitive scris dative scrios forms with the definite article case singular nominative an scrios genitive an scris dative leis an scrios don scrios

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish scrisaid (“scrape; erase; destroy”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destroy, ruin, annihilate, etc.”)), from Old Irish scris, verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

Verb

scrios (present analytic scriosann, future analytic scriosfaidh, verbal noun scriosadh, past participle scriosta)

1. scrape off, tear off; (of a tree) bark
2. scratch out, erase, delete
3. destroy, ruin

Conjugation

conjugation of scrios (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	scriosaim	scriosann tú; scriosair†	scriosann sé, sí	scriosaimid	scriosann sibh	scriosann siad; scriosaid†	a scriosann; a scriosas	scriostar
	past	scrios mé; scriosas	scrios tú; scriosais	scrios sé, sí	scriosamar; scrios muid	scrios sibh; scriosabhair	scrios siad; scriosadar	a scrios / ar scrios*	scriosadh
	past habitual	scriosainn	scriostá	scriosadh sé, sí	scriosaimis; scriosadh muid	scriosadh sibh	scriosaidís; scriosadh siad	a scriosadh / a scriosadh*	scriostaí
future		scriosfaidh mé; scriosfad	scriosfaidh tú; scriosfair†	scriosfaidh sé, sí	scriosfaimid; scriosfaidh muid	scriosfaidh sibh	scriosfaidh siad; scriosfaid†	a scriosfaidh; a scriosfas	scriosfar
conditional		scriosfainn	scriosfá	scriosfadh sé, sí	scriosfaimis; scriosfadh muid	scriosfadh sibh	scriosfaidís; scriosfadh siad	a scriosfadh / a scriosfadh*	scriosfaí
subjunctive	present	go scriosa mé; go scriosad†	go scriosa tú; go scriosair†	go scriosa sé, sí	go scriosaimid; go scriosa muid	go scriosa sibh	go scriosa siad; go scriosaid†	—	go scriostar
	past	dá scriosainn	dá scriostá	dá scriosadh sé, sí	dá scriosaimis; dá scriosadh muid	dá scriosadh sibh	dá scriosaidís; dá scriosadh siad	—	dá scriostaí
imperative		scriosaim	scrios	scriosadh sé, sí	scriosaimis	scriosaigí; scriosaidh†	scriosaidís	—	scriostar
verbal noun		scriosadh
past participle		scriosta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scrios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 76