scian

See also: Scian, scían, ścian, and sćiãn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠciən̪ˠ/, /ʃciən̪ˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ʃciːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃcɨ̞nˠ/[1], /ʃcɨ̞n̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form scion)

Noun

scian f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)

  1. knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper
  2. edge, side

Declension
Declension of scian

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scian sceana
Vocative a scian a sceana
Genitive scine sceana
Dative scian
scin (archaic, dialectal)		 sceana

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scian na sceana
Genitive na scine na sceana
Dative leis an scian
leis an scin (archaic, dialectal)

don scian
don scin (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na sceana

Derived terms
  • altán scine
  • cur faoi scian
  • d'anam don scian! (“The devil take you!; Upon my soul!”)
  • dul ar do scian (“to keel over”)
  • dul faoi scian (dochtúra) (“to undergo an operation”)
  • luí ar do scian (“to lie on one's side”)
  • scian airm Eilvéiseach (“Swiss army knife”)
  • scian aitinn (“furze-chopper”)
  • scian aráin (“bread-knife”)
  • scian bhearrtha (“(open) razor; pruning-knife”)
  • scian bhoird (“table-knife”)
  • scian bhúistéara (“butcher's cleaver”)
  • scian cháis (“sheath-knife”)
  • scian cham (“paring-knife”)
  • scian chiumhaise (“plough”)
  • scian chlaspa
  • scian chorr (“implement for digging out sand-eels”)
  • scian chorráin (“slashing-knife converted from (old) reaping-hook”)
  • scian coise duibhe (“black-handled knife with magic properties”)
  • scian dhruidte (“clasp-knife, jack-knife”)
  • scian dochtúra (“surgical knife”)
  • scian féir (“hay-chopper”)
  • scian feola (“carving-knife”)
  • scian fola (“lancet”)
  • scian fonsa (“drawing-knife”)
  • scian mháinliachta
  • scian mhara
  • scian nódaithe (“grafting-knife”)
  • scian oisrí (“oyster-knife”)
  • scian pháipéir (“paper-knife”)
  • scian phóca
  • scian phuití (“putty-knife”)
  • scian scláitéara (“sax”)
  • scian sealgaire (“hunting-knife”)
  • scian spólta (“carving-knife”)
  • scian tarraingthe (“drawing-knife”)
  • scianbhreallach
  • scianchlár (“knife-board”)
  • sciantaca (“knife-rest”)
  • scean

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 41

Further reading
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