scéiniúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- scéanúil, scéineach, sceonmhar, sceonúil[1]
- scéineamhail, sceonamhail, sceónmhar (superseded)
- scénmhar, sgeonmhar (obsolete)[2][3]
Adjective
scéiniúil (genitive singular feminine scéiniúla, plural scéiniúla, comparative scéiniúla)
- frightening, terrifying
- frightened looking, wild-eyed
- Synonym: scéinsúileach
- garish, loud (gaudy), violent (intensely vivid), glaring
Declension
References
- “scéiniúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scénmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “scéiniúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceonaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 607
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “scéanfaṁail; sceonaṁail; sceonṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scéiniúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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