# scuab
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa. The verb is denominal from the noun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sˠkuəbˠ/

### Noun

scuab f (genitive singular scuaibe, nominative plural scuaba)
* besom, broom
* brush
* sheaf; armful, bundle

#### 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
* scuab bhróg
* scuab bhroic
* scuab caillí
* scuab eich
* scuab fiacla
* scuab ghaoithe
* scuab ghruaige
* scuab ingne
* scuab líní
* scuab mhúcháin
* scuab phéinte
* scuab sciúrtha
* scuab sháible
* scuab shimléir
* scuab sionnaigh
* scuab stionsail
* sreangscuab

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | scuabaim | scuabann tú; scuabair$^†$ | scuabann sé, sí | scuabaimid | scuabann sibh | scuabann siad; scuabaid$^†$ | a scuabann; a scuabas | scuabtar |
| indicative | past | scuab mé; scuabas | scuab tú; scuabais | scuab sé, sí | scuabamar; scuab muid | scuab sibh; scuababhair | scuab siad; scuabadar | a scuab / ar scuab* | scuabadh |
| indicative | past habitual | scuabainn | scuabtá | scuabadh sé, sí | scuabaimis; scuabadh muid | scuabadh sibh | scuabaidís; scuabadh siad | a scuabadh / a scuabadh* | scuabtaí |
| future | future | scuabfaidh mé; scuabfad | scuabfaidh tú; scuabfair$^†$ | scuabfaidh sé, sí | scuabfaimid; scuabfaidh muid | scuabfaidh sibh | scuabfaidh siad; scuabfaid$^†$ | a scuabfaidh; a scuabfas | scuabfar |
| conditional | conditional | scuabfainn | scuabfá | scuabfadh sé, sí | scuabfaimis; scuabfadh muid | scuabfadh sibh | scuabfaidís; scuabfadh siad | a scuabfadh / a 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | scuabaim | scuab | scuabadh sé, sí | scuabaimis | scuabaigí; scuabaidh$^†$ | scuabaidís | — | scuabtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh | scuabadh |
| past participle | past participle | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha | scuabtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Synonyms

* (waft): séid, snámh

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scúap”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scúapaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 371, page 126

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scuab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN