scoith

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish scothaid, from scoth (“point, edge (of weapon)”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”). ==== Alternative forms ==== scaith, sgaith, sgoith ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ulster) see: scaith ==== Verb ==== scoith (present analytic scoitheann, future analytic scoithfidh, verbal noun scoitheadh, past participle scoite) to strip off (to remove by stripping) to wean to cut off, chop off ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== scaitheamh === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== scoith f (genitive singular scotha, nominative plural scothanna) alternative form of scoth (“flower, choice”) === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “scoṫaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 615 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scoith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN