sclábhaí

Irish

Alternative forms
  • sclábh, sclábhuidhe (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sclāvus (“slave”) (from Late Latin Sclāvus (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos)) + -aí.

Noun

sclábhaí m (genitive singular sclábhaí, nominative plural sclábhaithe)

  1. slave
  2. laborer, toiler
  3. hack, drudge
  4. mean, miserable person

Declension
Declension of sclábhaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sclábhaí sclábhaithe
Vocative a sclábhaí a sclábhaithe
Genitive sclábhaí sclábhaithe
Dative sclábhaí sclábhaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sclábhaí na sclábhaithe
Genitive an sclábhaí na sclábhaithe
Dative leis an sclábhaí

don sclábhaí

 leis na sclábhaithe

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “scláb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “sclábuide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "sclábhaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “sclábhaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “sclábhaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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