scuab

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠkuəbˠ/

Noun

scuab f (genitive singular scuaibe, nominative plural scuaba)


  1. besom, broom
  2. brush
  3. sheaf; armful, bundle

Declension
Declension of scuab

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scuab scuaba
Vocative a scuab a scuaba
Genitive scuaibe scuab
Dative scuab
scuaib (archaic, dialectal)		 scuaba

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scuab na scuaba
Genitive na scuaibe na scuab
Dative leis an scuab
leis an scuaib (archaic, dialectal)

don scuab
don scuaib (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na scuaba

Derived terms
  • scuab bhearrtha (“shaving-brush”)
  • scuab bhróg (“shoe-brush”)
  • scuab bhroic (“badger”) (paintbrush)
  • scuab eich (“horse-tail”)
  • scuab fiacla (“toothbrush”)
  • scuab ghaoithe (“sweeping gust of wind”)
  • scuab ghruaige (“hair-brush”)
  • scuab ingne (“nail-brush”)
  • scuab líní (“lint brush”)
  • scuab mhúcháin (“flue-brush”)
  • scuab phéinte (“paintbrush”)
  • scuab sciúrtha (“scrubbing-brush”)
  • scuab sháible (“sable”) (paintbrush)
  • scuab shimléir (“chimney-brush”)
  • scuab sionnaigh (“fox's tail”)
  • scuab stionsail (“stencil-brush”)
  • sreangscuab (“wire brush”)

Verb

scuab (present analytic scuabann, future analytic scuabfaidh, verbal noun scuabadh, past participle scuabtha) (transitive, intransitive)


  1. sweep
  2. waft

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present scuabaim scuabann tú;
scuabair†		 scuabann sé, sí scuabaimid scuabann sibh scuabann siad;
scuabaid†		 a scuabann; a scuabas scuabtar
past scuab mé; scuabas scuab tú; scuabais scuab sé, sí scuabamar; scuab muid scuab sibh; scuababhair scuab siad; scuabadar a scuab /
ar scuab*		 scuabadh
past habitual scuabainn scuabtá scuabadh sé, sí scuabaimis; scuabadh muid scuabadh sibh scuabaidís; scuabadh siad a scuabadh /
ar scuabadh*		 scuabtaí
future scuabfaidh mé;
scuabfad		 scuabfaidh tú;
scuabfair†		 scuabfaidh sé, sí scuabfaimid;
scuabfaidh muid		 scuabfaidh sibh scuabfaidh siad;
scuabfaid†		 a scuabfaidh; a scuabfas scuabfar
conditional scuabfainn scuabfá scuabfadh sé, sí scuabfaimis; scuabfadh muid scuabfadh sibh scuabfaidís; scuabfadh siad a scuabfadh /
ar scuabfadh*		 scuabfaí
subjunctive present go scuaba mé;
go scuabad†		 go scuaba tú;
go scuabair†		 go scuaba sé, sí go scuabaimid;
go scuaba muid		 go scuaba sibh go scuaba siad;
go scuabaid†		 — go scuabtar
past dá scuabainn dá scuabtá dá scuabadh sé, sí dá scuabaimis;
dá scuabadh muid		 dá scuabadh sibh dá scuabaidís;
dá scuabadh siad		 — dá scuabtaí
imperative scuabaim scuab scuabadh sé, sí scuabaimis scuabaigí;
scuabaidh†		 scuabaidís — scuabtar
verbal noun scuabadh
past participle scuabtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
scuab not applicable not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "scuab" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “scúap” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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