scornach

Irish

Alternative forms

• scórnach, sgornach, sgórnach (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkoːɾˠn̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkɔːɾˠn̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

scornach f (genitive singular scornaí, nominative plural scornacha)

1. throat (front part of the neck; gullet or windpipe)

Declension

Declension of scornach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scornach scornacha Vocative a scornach a scornacha Genitive scornaí scornach Dative scornach scornaigh (archaic, dialectal) scornacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scornach na scornacha Genitive na scornaí na scornach Dative leis an scornach leis an scornaigh (archaic, dialectal) don scornach don scornaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na scornacha

Further reading

• “scornach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scornach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scórnach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 614
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scornach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 16
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21