scamall

Irish

scamaill

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkamˠəl̪ˠ/

Noun

scamall m (genitive singular scamaill, nominative plural scamaill)

(weather) cloud
Synonym: néal
web (between toes)

Declension

Declension of scamall

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scamall	scamaill
Vocative	a scamaill	a scamalla
Genitive	scamaill	scamall
Dative	scamall	scamaill

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an scamall	na scamaill
Genitive	an scamaill	na scamall
Dative	leis an scamall don scamall	leis na scamaill

Derived terms

scamallach (“cloudy, clouded; webbed, palmate”, adjective)
scamallach m (“web-footed bird, palmiped”)
scamallacht f (“cloudiness”)
scamallaigh (“cloud (over), mist, obscure”, verb)

Further reading

"scamall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “scamall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “scamall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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