scáth
See also: scath
Irish
Alternative forms
- sgáth (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-.
Noun
scáth m (genitive singular scátha, nominative plural scáthanna)
Declension
Declension of scáth
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar scáth
- scáth báistí
- scáth fearthainne
- scáth gréine
- scáthach
- scáthaigh
- scáthán
- scáthbhrat (“awning”)
- scáthcheil (“to screen”)
- scáthchruth
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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “scáth”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scáṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Cognate with English shadow.[1]
The u-stem declension is the older one of the two.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skaːθ/
Declension
| Neuter u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | scáthN | scáthL | scáthL, scátha |
| Vocative | scáthN | scáthL | scáth |
| Accusative | scáthN | scáthL | scáth |
| Genitive | scathaH, scáthaH | scathaN, scáthaN | scáthN |
| Dative | scáthL | scáthaib | scáthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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| 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:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| scáth | scáth | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scáth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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