skianagh
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”). By surface analysis, skian (“wing”) + -agh (adjectival suffix) (compare Irish sciathánach).
Adjective[edit]
skianagh
- winged, pinioned
- Antonym: neuskianagh
- finned, finny
Noun[edit]
skianagh m (genitive singular skianagh, plural skianee)
- winged creature, fowl
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathánach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language