scáthaigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From scáth (shade, shadow; covering, protection; shade, screen, noun) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

scáthaigh (present analytic scáthaíonn, future analytic scáthóidh, verbal noun scáthú, past participle scáthaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. shade, shadow; darken, obscure
  2. cover, screen, protect
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

scáthaigh

  1. inflection of scáthach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

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