scothbhán

Irish

Etymology 1

From scoth- (“semi-, medium-; fairly, middling”) +‎ bán (“white”).

Adjective

scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)

1. whitish

Synonyms

• fobhán

Etymology 2

From scoth- (“tufted”) +‎ bán (“white”).

Adjective

scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)

1. white-tufted

Declension

Declension of scothbhán

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	scothbhán	scothbhán	scothbhána
Vocative	scothbháin		scothbhána
Genitive		scothbháne	scothbhána	scothbhán
Dative	scothbhán	scothbhán; scothbháin (archaic)	scothbhána
Comparative	níos scothbháne
Superlative	is scothbháne

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scothbhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN