Lads...I know how the word sounds. Yes, the "s" is slender. Yes, there's that slight "w" sound in the second syllable. I'm just saying that it reminds me of "skippy," which I think is very apt for a word that means "quickly."

The title of this thread is "words that sound cool" after all!

Redwolf

Spelling-wise, this is sciobtha from the verb sciob "to snatch".

By way of explanation for beginners/learners:

The -tha ending is pronounced like -uí in Conamara with the preceding consonant devoiced, hence the p sound.

Slender s with an intervening consonant cluster is sometimes broadened, sometimes not. Most sc words tend to be shk- /s´k´/, though.

Similarly, -io- varies from /i/ to /(y)u/ even within the same dialect for the same word.

/s´k´upi:/ ("shkyoopwee" with a short oo ) appears to be the prevalent pronunciation in Connemara according to both Ó Siadhail (for Cois Fhairrge) and Ó Curnáin (for Iorras Aithneach), but the other variants are also possible. (Irish words often have a "spectrum" of pronunciation across a dialect, as do English words.)

Besides, I have known Irish people who would pronounce "skippy" more like "shkippy" in English anyway.

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Unbelievably, I encountered that for the first time only a couple of weeks ago. I was going to include it in my first post at the start of the thread, but figured I would add it later if the thread ran dry! I heard it from the same Conamara speaker as 'amscaí'!

Is it exactly the same as 'préachta'? Bhí mé préachta leis an bhfuacht.

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We have both words in Conamara.
But we like adding "í" to end of words so it's "préachtaí".

Another Conamara word is "strúthaí" for "very hungry" "starving".
(I don't know the correct spelling)

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I am more used to 'stiúgtha' - Táim stiúgtha leis an ocras. They too seem to be synonyms.

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I've heard that too, but not around here.
It's probably the same word, I'm not sure.
Like I said we usually add "í" to the end, and often "r" too.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Stiúgthaí is also what we say in Donegal

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Yez sound like a hungry bunch over in the west! There are no smileys eating anything so they must be pretty strúthaí/stiúgthaí too!

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I love the word " Meanmanra"!

There's a word that I like the sound of and it's definitely cool and it's sneachta (it always makes me think I should be eating something vaguely cold) and there are maidhmeanna sneachta of which we've had a few too many here sna hAlpa is sna bPiréiní.