scrios

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠcɾʲɨsˠ/^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃcɾʲɨsˠ/^[2]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scris (“tearing; erasing; destruction”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destruction, ruin, annihilation, etc.”)), verbal noun of sceirtid (“to strip, peel or scrape off”).

Noun

scrios m (genitive singular scriosta or scris)

destruction, ruin
scrapings, parings; light covering
verbal noun of scrios

Declension

Declension of scrios (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	scrios
vocative	a scrios
genitive	scriosta
dative	scrios

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an scrios
genitive	an scriosta
dative	leis an scrios don scrios

Alternative declension:

Declension of scrios (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	scrios
vocative	a scris
genitive	scris
dative	scrios

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an scrios
genitive	an scris
dative	leis an scrios don scrios

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish scrisaid (“to scrape; erase; destroy”) (compare Scottish Gaelic sgrios (“destroy, ruin, annihilate, etc.”)), from Old Irish scris, verbal noun of sceirtid (“to strip, peel or scrape off”).

Verb

scrios (present analytic scriosann, future analytic scriosfaidh, verbal noun scriosadh, past participle scriosta)

to scrape off, tear off
(of a tree) to bark
to scratch out, erase, delete
to destroy, ruin

Conjugation

conjugation of scrios (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	scriosadh
past participle	scriosta
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	scriosaim	scriosann tú; scriosair^†	scriosann sé, sí	scriosaimid	scriosann sibh	scriosann siad; scriosaid^†	a scriosann; a scriosas	scriostar
past	scrios mé; scriosas	scrios tú; scriosais	scrios sé, sí	scriosamar; scrios muid	scrios sibh; scriosabhair	scrios siad; scriosadar	a scrios / ar scrios*	scriosadh
past habitual	scriosainn	scriostá	scriosadh sé, sí	scriosaimis; scriosadh muid	scriosadh sibh	scriosaidís; scriosadh siad	a scriosadh / a scriosadh*	scriostaí
future	scriosfaidh mé; scriosfad	scriosfaidh tú; scriosfair^†	scriosfaidh sé, sí	scriosfaimid; scriosfaidh muid	scriosfaidh sibh	scriosfaidh siad; scriosfaid^†	a scriosfaidh; a scriosfas	scriosfar
conditional	scriosfainn	scriosfá	scriosfadh sé, sí	scriosfaimis; scriosfadh muid	scriosfadh sibh	scriosfaidís; scriosfadh siad	a scriosfadh / a scriosfadh*	scriosfaí
subjunctive
present	go scriosa mé; go scriosad^†	go scriosa tú; go scriosair^†	go scriosa sé, sí	go scriosaimid; go scriosa muid	go scriosa sibh	go scriosa siad; go scriosaid^†	—	go scriostar
past	dá scriosainn	dá scriostá	dá scriosadh sé, sí	dá scriosaimis; dá scriosadh muid	dá scriosadh sibh	dá scriosaidís; dá scriosadh siad	—	dá scriostaí
imperative
–	scriosaim	scrios	scriosadh sé, sí	scriosaimis	scriosaigí; scriosaidh^†	scriosaidís	—	scriostar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Alternative verbal noun: scrios

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 149, page 76
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 97, page 38