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scian.

knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/sˠciən̪ˠ/Munster/ʃciən̪ˠ/Munster/ʃciːnˠ/Connacht
  1. knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper

    feminine
  2. edge, side

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”).

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