# scoith
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠkaiç/ (corresponding to the form scaith)

### 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

#### 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

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | scoithim | scoitheann tú; scoithir$^†$ | scoitheann sé, sí | scoithimid | scoitheann sibh | scoitheann siad; scoithid$^†$ | a scoitheann; a scoitheas | scoitear |
| indicative | past | scoith mé; scoitheas | scoith tú; scoithis | scoith sé, sí | scoitheamar; scoith muid | scoith sibh; scoitheabhair | scoith siad; scoitheadar | a scoith / ar scoith* | scoitheadh |
| indicative | past habitual | scoithinn | scoiteá | scoitheadh sé, sí | scoithimis; scoitheadh muid | scoitheadh sibh | scoithidís; scoitheadh siad | a scoitheadh / a scoitheadh* | scoití |
| future | future | scoithfidh mé; scoithfead | scoithfidh tú; scoithfir$^†$ | scoithfidh sé, sí | scoithfimid; scoithfidh muid | scoithfidh sibh | scoithfidh siad; scoithfid$^†$ | a scoithfidh; a scoithfeas | scoithfear |
| conditional | conditional | scoithfinn | scoithfeá | scoithfeadh sé, sí | scoithfimis; scoithfeadh muid | scoithfeadh sibh | scoithfidís; scoithfeadh siad | a scoithfeadh / a scoithfeadh* | scoithfí |
| subjunctive | present | go scoithe mé; go scoithead$^†$ | go scoithe tú; go scoithir$^†$ | go scoithe sé, sí | go scoithimid; go scoithe muid | go scoithe sibh | go scoithe siad; go scoithid$^†$ | — | go scoitear |
| subjunctive | past | dá scoithinn | dá scoiteá | dá scoitheadh sé, sí | dá scoithimis; dá scoitheadh muid | dá scoitheadh sibh | dá scoithidís; dá scoitheadh siad | — | dá scoití |
| imperative | imperative | scoithim | scoith | scoitheadh sé, sí | scoithimis | scoithigí; scoithidh$^†$ | scoithidís | — | scoitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh | scoitheadh |
| past participle | past participle | scoite | scoite | scoite | scoite | scoite | scoite | scoite | scoite |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

##### Related terms

* scaitheamh

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

scoith f (genitive singular scotha, nominative plural scothanna)
* Alternative form of scoth (“flower, choice”)

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 139, page 56
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scothaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ “scoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scoṫaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 615
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scoith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN