scíth

From Old Irish scíth, from Proto-Celtic *skītos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁t- (“damage, harm”). Compare Scottish Gaelic sgìth (adjective).

• IPA^(key): /ʃciː/

scíth f (genitive singular scíthe, nominative plural scítheanna)

1. rest (relief afforded by sleeping)

   Cuir do scíth díot./​Déan do scíth./​Lig do scíth./​Tóg do scíth. ― Rest yourself.

   Glac scíth. ― Take a rest.

   Thug sé scíth dá chuid capall. ― He rested his horses.

• lig do scíth
• scítheach

scíth (genitive singular masculine scíth, genitive singular feminine scíthe, plural scíthe, comparative scíthe)

1. Synonym of scítheach (“tired”)
2. (literary) dejected, disheartened, dispirited, sad

   Synonyms: atuirseach, ceanníseal

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scíth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “scíṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 610
• Entries containing “scíth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “scíth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.