scamallach

Irish

Etymology

From scamall ‎ -ach.

Adjective

scamallach (genitive singular masculine scamallaigh, genitive singular feminine scamallaí, plural scamallacha, comparative scamallaí)

1. cloudy, clouded

   Synonym: néaltach

2. (anatomy, of toes) webbed, palmated

Declension

Declension of scamallach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	scamallach	scamallach	scamallacha
vocative	scamallaigh		scamallacha
genitive		scamallaí	scamallacha	scamallach
dative	scamallach	scamallach; scamallaigh (archaic)	scamallacha
Comparative	níos scamallaí
Superlative	is scamallaí

Derived terms

• cos-scamallach (“web-footed”, adjective)
• éirigh scamallach (“cloud (over)”, verb)

 

Related terms

• scamallacht f (“cloudiness”)
• scamallaigh (“cloud (over), mist, obscure”, verb)

 

Noun

scamallach m (genitive singular scamallaigh, nominative plural scamallaigh)

1. palmiped (web-footed bird)

Declension

Declension of scamallach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative scamallach scamallaigh vocative a scamallaigh a scamallacha genitive scamallaigh scamallach dative scamallach scamallaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an scamallach na scamallaigh genitive an scamallaigh na scamallach dative leis an scamallach don scamallach leis na scamallaigh

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “scamallach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “scamallach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024