sconsa

sconsa

Irish

Alternative forms

• sconnsa, sgonnsa, sgonsa (obsolete)

Etymology

From English sconce, from Middle Dutch schans

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkʌn̪ˠsˠə/

Noun

sconsa m (genitive singular sconsa, nominative plural sconsaí)

1. sconce (small fort or other fortification)
2. fence (barrier)

Declension

Declension of sconsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sconsa sconsaí Vocative a sconsa a sconsaí Genitive sconsa sconsaí Dative sconsa sconsaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sconsa na sconsaí Genitive an sconsa na sconsaí Dative leis an sconsa don sconsa leis na sconsaí

Further reading

• “sconsa” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sconnsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “sconnsa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 614.
• "sconsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.