scriú

See also: scriu

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scrobha[1] (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English screw.

Pronunciation

Noun

scriú m (genitive singular scriú, nominative plural scriúnna)

  1. screw (fastener)

Declension

Derived terms

  • aerscriú m (airscrew)
  • banscriú m (female screw)
  • corcscriú m (corkscrew)
  • fearscriú m (male screw)
  • glas-scriú m (check-screw)
  • scriúáil (screw, verb)
  • scriúbholta m (screw-bolt)
  • scriúghaltán m (screw-steamer)
  • scriúire m (screwdriver)
  • scriúnasc m (screw-coupling)
  • scriúrinse m (screw-wrench)
  • scriúshnáithe m (screw-thread)
  • scriú-thairne m (screw-nail)
  • scriútharathar m (screw-auger)

References

  1. “scroḃa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

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