scabaird

Irish

Etymology

From English scabbard, from Middle English scabbard, scauberc, from Anglo-Norman escalberc, from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade protection”).

Noun

scabaird f (genitive singular scabairde, nominative plural scabairdí)

  1. scabbard (sheath of a sword)
  2. scabbardfish, Trichiuridae spp.

Declension

Declension of scabaird (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scabaird scabairdí
vocative a scabaird a scabairdí
genitive scabairde scabairdí
dative scabaird scabairdí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scabaird na scabairdí
genitive na scabairde na scabairdí
dative leis an scabaird
don scabaird 		leis na scabairdí

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • (scabbardfish):
    • scabaird dhubh (“black scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo”)
    • scabaird airgid (“silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus”)

Further reading

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