Irish

Alternative forms

• scathamh

Noun

scaitheamh m ‎(genitive singular scaithimh, nominative plural scaití)

1. while, spell (indefinite period of time)

Declension

Synonyms

• tamall

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*skutā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 344
• “scatham” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “scaṫaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "scaitheamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.