# scealp
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish scelp (“splinter”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃcalˠpˠ/

### Noun

scealp f (genitive singular sceilpe, nominative plural scealpa)
* splinter

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
scealp
scealpa
vocative
a scealp
a scealpa
genitive
sceilpe
scealp
dative
scealp
scealpa
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an scealp
na scealpa
genitive
na sceilpe
na scealp
dative
leis an scealp don scealp
leis na scealpa :

#### Derived terms

* scealpóg f (“splinter, chip”)

### Verb

scealp (present analytic scealpann, future analytic scealpfaidh, verbal noun scealpadh, past participle scealptha)
* (ambitransitive) splinter; chip, flake
* (transitive) break piece out of; pinch, snatch
* (transitive, sewing) pink

#### Conjugation

| verbal noun | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh | sgealpadh |
| past participle | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha | sgealptha |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative |||||||||
| present | sgealpaim | sgealpann tú; sgealpair$^†$ | sgealpann sé, sí | sgealpaimid | sgealpann sibh | sgealpann siad; sgealpaid$^†$ | a sgealpann; a sgealpas / a sgealpann* | sgealptar |
| past | sgealp mé; sgealpas | sgealp tú; sgealpais | sgealp sé, sí | sgealpamar; sgealp muid | sgealp sibh; sgealpabhair | sgealp siad; sgealpadar | a sgealp / ar sgealp* | sgealpadh |
| past habitual | sgealpainn | sgealptá | sgealpadh sé, sí | sgealpaimis; sgealpadh muid | sgealpadh sibh | sgealpaidís; sgealpadh siad | a sgealpadh / a sgealpadh* | sgealptaí |
| future | sgealpfaidh mé; sgealpfad | sgealpfaidh tú; sgealpfair$^†$ | sgealpfaidh sé, sí | sgealpfaimid; sgealpfaidh muid | sgealpfaidh sibh | sgealpfaidh siad; sgealpfaid$^†$ | a sgealpfaidh; a sgealpfas / a sgealpfaidh* | sgealpfar |
| conditional | sgealpfainn | sgealpfá | sgealpfadh sé, sí | sgealpfaimis; sgealpfadh muid | sgealpfadh sibh | sgealpfaidís; sgealpfadh siad | a sgealpfadh / a sgealpfadh* | sgealpfaí |
| subjunctive |||||||||
| present | go sgealpa mé; go sgealpad$^†$ | go sgealpa tú; go sgealpair$^†$ | go sgealpa sé, sí | go sgealpaimid; go sgealpa muid | go sgealpa sibh | go sgealpa siad; go sgealpaid$^†$ | — | go sgealptar |
| past | dá sgealpainn | dá sgealptá | dá sgealpadh sé, sí | dá sgealpaimis; dá sgealpadh muid | dá sgealpadh sibh | dá sgealpaidís; dá sgealpadh siad | — | dá sgealptaí |
| imperative |||||||||
| – | sgealpaim | sgealp | sgealpadh sé, sí | sgealpaimis | sgealpaigí; sgealpaidh$^†$ | sgealpaidís | — | sgealptar |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scelp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scealp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scealp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “scealp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025