Irish
Noun
scian f (genitive singular scine, nominative plural sceana)
- knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper
- edge, side
Declension
Derived terms
Terms derived from scian
- altán scine m (“sharp knife”)
- cur faoi scian m (“operation”)
- d'anam don scian! (“The devil take you!; Upon my soul!”)
- dul ar do scian (“to keel over”)
- dul faoi scian (dochtúra) (“to undergo an operation”)
- luí ar do scian (“to lie on one's side”)
- scian aitinn f (“furze-chopper”)
- scian aráin f (“bread-knife”)
- scian bhearrtha f (“(open) razor; pruning-knife”)
- scian bhoird f (“table-knife”)
- scianbhreallach m (“razor shell”)
- scian bhúistéara f (“butcher's cleaver”)
- scian cháis f (“sheath-knife”)
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- scian cham f (“paring-knife”)
- scian chiumhaise f (“plough”)
- scianchlár m (“knife-board”)
- scian chlaspa f, scian dhruidte f (“clasp-knife, jack-knife”)
- scian chorráin f (“slashing-knife converted from (old) reaping-hook”)
- scian chorr f (“implement for digging out sand-eels”)
- scian coise duibhe f (“black-handled knife”) (with magic properties)
- scian féir f (“hay-chopper”)
- scian feola f (“carving-knife”)
- scian fola f (“lancet”)
- scian fonsa f (“drawing-knife”)
- scian ghabha f (“smith's knife”)
- scian ghréasaí f (“shoemaker's knife”)
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- scian mháinliachta f, scian dochtúra f (“surgical knife”)
- scian mhara (“(shell of) razor-clam”)
- scian nódaithe f (“grafting-knife”)
- scian oisrí f (“oyster-knife”)
- scian pháipéir f (“paper-knife”)
- scian phóca f (“pocket-knife, penknife”)
- scian phuití f (“putty-knife”)
- scian scláitéara f (“sax”)
- scian sealgaire f (“hunting-knife”)
- scian spólta f (“carving-knife”)
- sciantaca m (“knife-rest”)
- scian tarraingthe f (“drawing-knife”)
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References
- “scían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “scian” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "scian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.