sceith aincise

== Irish == === Etymology === From now obsolete scinansi, from English squinancy, from Middle French esquinancie, from Old French esquinance, extension of quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”). Altered by folk etymology to a compound meaning literally “discharge of malignancy”. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃciˈæɲcɪʃ/ === Noun === sceith aincise f (genitive singular sceithe aincise) quinsy === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scinansi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sceith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN