scaball

Irish

Alternative forms

• scabal

Etymology

From Old Irish scabal, borrowed from Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).

Noun

scaball m (genitive singular scabaill, nominative plural scabaill)

1. (Christianity) scapular
2. (armor) shoulder-piece
3. (armor) breastplate, cuirass

Declension

Declension of scaball

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scaball scabaill Vocative a scabaill a scaballa Genitive scabaill scaball Dative scaball scabaill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scaball na scabaill Genitive an scabaill na scaball Dative leis an scaball don scaball leis na scabaill

Synonyms

• (breastplate, cuirass): lúireach

Derived terms

• scaballach

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 scabal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaball”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN