# scrios
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠcɾʲɨ̞sˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ʃcɾʲɨ̞sˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish scris (“tearing; erasing; destruction”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destruction, ruin, annihilation, etc.”)), verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

#### Noun

scrios m (genitive singular scriosta or scris)
* destruction, ruin
* scrapings, parings; light covering
* verbal noun of scrios

##### Declension

Third declension
Alternative declension:
First declension

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish scrisaid (“scrape; erase; destroy”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destroy, ruin, annihilate, etc.”)), from Old Irish scris, verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

#### Verb

scrios (present analytic scriosann, future analytic scriosfaidh, verbal noun scriosadh, past participle scriosta)
* scrape off, tear off; (of a tree) bark
* scratch out, erase, delete
* destroy, ruin

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | scriosaim | scriosann tú; scriosair$^†$ | scriosann sé, sí | scriosaimid | scriosann sibh | scriosann siad; scriosaid$^†$ | a scriosann; a scriosas | scriostar |
| indicative | past | scrios mé; scriosas | scrios tú; scriosais | scrios sé, sí | scriosamar; scrios muid | scrios sibh; scriosabhair | scrios siad; scriosadar | a scrios / ar scrios* | scriosadh |
| indicative | past habitual | scriosainn | scriostá | scriosadh sé, sí | scriosaimis; scriosadh muid | scriosadh sibh | scriosaidís; scriosadh siad | a scriosadh / a scriosadh* | scriostaí |
| future | future | scriosfaidh mé; scriosfad | scriosfaidh tú; scriosfair$^†$ | scriosfaidh sé, sí | scriosfaimid; scriosfaidh muid | scriosfaidh sibh | scriosfaidh siad; scriosfaid$^†$ | a scriosfaidh; a scriosfas | scriosfar |
| conditional | conditional | scriosfainn | scriosfá | scriosfadh sé, sí | scriosfaimis; scriosfadh muid | scriosfadh sibh | scriosfaidís; scriosfadh siad | a scriosfadh / a scriosfadh* | scriosfaí |
| subjunctive | present | go scriosa mé; go scriosad$^†$ | go scriosa tú; go scriosair$^†$ | go scriosa sé, sí | go scriosaimid; go scriosa muid | go scriosa sibh | go scriosa siad; go scriosaid$^†$ | — | go scriostar |
| subjunctive | past | dá scriosainn | dá scriostá | dá scriosadh sé, sí | dá scriosaimis; dá scriosadh muid | dá scriosadh sibh | dá scriosaidís; dá scriosadh siad | — | dá scriostaí |
| imperative | imperative | scriosaim | scrios | scriosadh sé, sí | scriosaimis | scriosaigí; scriosaidh$^†$ | scriosaidís | — | scriostar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh | scriosadh |
| past participle | past participle | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta | scriosta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scrios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
* Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 76