scáth
See also: scath
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātom, from Proto-Indo-European *skot-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
scáth m (genitive singular scátha, nominative plural scáthanna)
- shadow, shade
- umbrella (something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.), mantle (anything that covers or conceals something else)
- horror, dread
- shyness, timidity
Declension
Declension of scáth
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
scáth | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “scáth”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scáṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *skātom, from Proto-Indo-European *skot-. Cognate with English shadow.
Pronunciation
Noun
scáth n
Declension
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | scáthN | scáthN | scáthL, scátha |
Vocative | scáthN | scáthN | scáthL, scátha |
Accusative | scáthN | scáthN | scáthL, scátha |
Genitive | scáithL | scáth | scáthN |
Dative | scáthL | scáthaib | scáthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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