scairt

English

Adjective

scairt (comparative more scairt, superlative most scairt)

  1. Nonstandard form of scared.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠkaɾˠtʲ/[1]

Noun

scairt f (genitive singular scairte, nominative plural scairteanna)

  1. shout, cry, call
    Synonym: glao
    scairt na gcoileach / le scairt an choilighat cockcrow
  2. Only used in scairt ascaille

Declension

Verb

scairt (present analytic scairteann, future analytic scairtfidh, verbal noun scairteadh, past participle scairte)

  1. to shout, call, scream, cry aloud, shriek
    Scairt mé (amach) ag gáirí.
    I burst out laughing.
  2. (of the sun) to shine out, burst out shining, especially after a dark period

Conjugation

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

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