skianagh
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”). By surface analysis, skian (“wing”) + -agh (adjectival suffix) (compare Irish sciathánach).
Adjective edit
skianagh
- winged, pinioned
- Antonym: neuskianagh
- finned, finny
Noun edit
skianagh m (genitive singular skianagh, plural skianee)
- winged creature, fowl
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathánach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language