scáth
See also: scath
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of scáth
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
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 edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Cognate with English shadow.[1]
The u-stem declension is the older one of the two.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scáth n
Declension edit
Neuter u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | scáthN | scáthL | scáthL, scátha |
Vocative | scáthN | scáthL | scáth |
Accusative | scáthN | scáthL | scáth |
Genitive | scathaH, scáthaH | scathaN, scáthaN | scáthN |
Dative | scáthL | scáthaib | scáthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Neuter o-stem | |||
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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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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
scáth | scáth | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language