scáthán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish scáthán. By surface analysis, scáth (“shade, shadow; reflection”) + -án.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠkɑːˈhɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkɑːhɑːnˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠkɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkahanˠ/
Noun edit
scáthán m (genitive singular scátháin, nominative plural scátháin)
- mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
- looking glass
- (figuratively) centre of attraction
Declension edit
Declension of scáthán
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “scáthán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scáṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáthán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN