scáth

See also: scath

Irish

Alternative forms
  • sgáth (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātom, from Proto-Indo-European *skot-.

Pronunciation

Noun

scáth m (genitive singular scátha, nominative plural scáthanna)

  1. shadow, shade
  2. umbrella (something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.), mantle (anything that covers or conceals something else)
  3. horror, dread
  4. shyness, timidity

Declension
Declension of scáth

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scáth scáthanna
Vocative a scáth a scáthanna
Genitive scátha scáthanna
Dative scáth scáthanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scáth na scáthanna
Genitive an scátha na scáthanna
Dative leis an scáth

don scáth

 leis na scáthanna

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
scáth not applicable not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “scáth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “scáth” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
  • “scáṫ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 603.
  • "scáth" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skātom, from Proto-Indo-European *skot-. Cognate with English shadow.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skaːθ/

Noun

scáth n

  1. shadow, shade
  2. reflection
  3. phantom, spectre
  4. protection

Declension
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative scáthN scáthN scáthL, scátha
Vocative scáthN scáthN scáthL, scátha
Accusative scáthN scáthN scáthL, scátha
Genitive scáithL scáth scáthN
Dative scáthL scáthaib scáthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • “scáth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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