scéin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scéan, sceon
  • sceun, sceón, sgéan, sgéin, sgeón, sgeun (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scén.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠciːa̯n̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form scéan)

Noun

scéin f (genitive singular scéine)

  1. fright, terror, fear
    Synonyms: eagla, faitíos, scanradh, sceimhle, uamhan
  2. wild look

Declension

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 62

Further reading

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