# sceith
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish sceith, verbal noun of sceïd, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to vomit, retch, shit”, literally “to shed”). Cognate with Welsh chwydu (“to vomit”).
The verb sceith is derived from the noun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃcɛ(h)/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ʃcɛç/

### Noun

sceith f (genitive singular sceithe, nominative plural sceitheanna)
* vomit
* spawning, spawn
* overflow
* discharge

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
sceith
sceitheanna
vocative
a sceith
a sceitheanna
genitive
sceithe
sceitheanna
dative
sceith
sceitheanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an sceith
na sceitheanna
genitive
na sceithe
na sceitheanna
dative
leis an sceith don sceith
leis na sceitheanna :

#### Derived terms

* sceith aincise

### Verb

sceith (present analytic sceitheann, future analytic sceithfidh, verbal noun sceitheadh, past participle sceite) (transitive, intransitive)
* spew, vomit
* spawn
* overflow
* discharge
* give away, divulge, betray (a secret etc.)
* burst forth, burst into
* fray
* calve (of iceberg, etc.)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | sceithim | sceitheann tú; sceithir$^†$ | sceitheann sé, sí | sceithimid | sceitheann sibh | sceitheann siad; sceithid$^†$ | a sceitheann; a sceitheas | sceitear |
| indicative | past | sceith mé; sceitheas | sceith tú; sceithis | sceith sé, sí | sceitheamar; sceith muid | sceith sibh; sceitheabhair | sceith siad; sceitheadar | a sceith / ar sceith* | sceitheadh |
| indicative | past habitual | sceithinn | sceiteá | sceitheadh sé, sí | sceithimis; sceitheadh muid | sceitheadh sibh | sceithidís; sceitheadh siad | a sceitheadh / a sceitheadh* | sceití |
| future | future | sceithfidh mé; sceithfead | sceithfidh tú; sceithfir$^†$ | sceithfidh sé, sí | sceithfimid; sceithfidh muid | sceithfidh sibh | sceithfidh siad; sceithfid$^†$ | a sceithfidh; a sceithfeas | sceithfear |
| conditional | conditional | sceithfinn | sceithfeá | sceithfeadh sé, sí | sceithfimis; sceithfeadh muid | sceithfeadh sibh | sceithfidís; sceithfeadh siad | a sceithfeadh / a sceithfeadh* | sceithfí |
| subjunctive | present | go sceithe mé; go sceithead$^†$ | go sceithe tú; go sceithir$^†$ | go sceithe sé, sí | go sceithimid; go sceithe muid | go sceithe sibh | go sceithe siad; go sceithid$^†$ | — | go sceitear |
| subjunctive | past | dá sceithinn | dá sceiteá | dá sceitheadh sé, sí | dá sceithimis; dá sceitheadh muid | dá sceitheadh sibh | dá sceithidís; dá sceitheadh siad | — | dá sceití |
| imperative | imperative | sceithim | sceith | sceitheadh sé, sí | sceithimis | sceithigí; sceithidh$^†$ | sceithidís | — | sceitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh | sceitheadh |
| past participle | past participle | sceite | sceite | sceite | sceite | sceite | sceite | sceite | sceite |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Derived terms

* aol sceite m (“slaked lime”)
* béalsceiteach (“blabbing, indiscreet”, adjective)

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “sceith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʲkʲeθʲ/

### Noun

sceith f
* verbal noun of sceïd

#### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sceith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language