sceitimíní

Irish

Alternative forms

• sceidimíní

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠcɛtʲəˈmʲiːnʲiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃcɛtʲəmʲiːnʲiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃcɛtʲəmʲinʲi/

Noun

sceitimíní m pl (genitive plural sceitimíní)

1. (plural only) ecstasy, raptures
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:

     Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.

     They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceidimín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 606
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceitimíní”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sceitimíní”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sceitimíní”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024