sciathánach

See also: scíathánach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”). By surface analysis, sciathán (“wing; arm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare Manx skianagh).

Adjective

sciathánach (genitive singular masculine sciathánaigh, genitive singular feminine sciathánaí, plural sciathánacha, not comparable)

1. winged (vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
2. long-armed

Declension

Declension of sciathánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	sciathánach	sciathánach	sciathánacha
Vocative	sciathánaigh		sciathánacha
Genitive		sciathánaí	sciathánacha	sciathánach
Dative	sciathánach	sciathánach; sciathánaigh (archaic)	sciathánacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• boinéad sciathánach (“(nun's) cornet”)
• scriú sciathánach (“wing-screw, thumb-screw”)

 

Related terms

• bánsciathánach (“white-winged”, adjective)
• dísciathánach (“wingless, apterous”, adjective)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciathánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scíathánach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sciathánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sciathánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024