scothbhán
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Irish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From scoth- (“semi-, medium-; fairly, middling”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
[edit]scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From scoth- (“tufted”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
[edit]scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
Declension
[edit]Declension of scothbhán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scothbhán | scothbhán | scothbhána | |
| Vocative | scothbháin | scothbhána | ||
| Genitive | scothbháne | scothbhána | scothbhán | |
| Dative | scothbhán | scothbhán; scothbháin (archaic) |
scothbhána | |
| Comparative | níos scothbháne | |||
| Superlative | is scothbháne | |||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scothbhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN