Scáthach

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English

Etymology

From Irish Scáthach.

Proper noun

Scáthach

  1. (Irish mythology) The female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Irish

Etymology

From scáthach (“shadowy”).

Proper noun

Scáthach f (genitive Scáthaí)

  1. (Irish mythology) Scáthach

Declension

Declension of Scáthach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Scáthach
vocative a Scáthach
genitive Scáthaí
dative Scáthach
Scáthaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Scáthach
genitive na Scáthaí
dative leis an Scáthach
leis an Scáthaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don Scáthach
don Scáthaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Descendants

  • → English: Scáthach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Scáthach
radical lenition eclipsis
Scáthach not applicable not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Scáṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 960; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
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