scáthach

See also: Scáthach

Irish

Etymology

scáth +‎ -ach

Adjective

scáthach (genitive singular masculine scáthaigh, genitive singular feminine scáthaí, plural scáthacha, comparative scáthaí)

1. shady, shadowy

   Synonym: foscúil

Declension

Declension of scáthach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	scáthach	scáthach	scáthacha
Vocative	scáthaigh		scáthacha
Genitive		scáthaí	scáthacha	scáthach
Dative	scáthach	scáthach; scáthaigh (archaic)	scáthacha
Comparative	níos scáthaí
Superlative	is scáthaí

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scáthach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “scáthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “scáthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.