sciathán
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See also: scíathán
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠciəˈhɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/, /ʃciəˈhɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/; /ʃciːˈhɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪhɑːn/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃciːɑːn/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish scíathán, from scíath. By surface analysis, sciath (“wing”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Noun
sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- croscheann sciatháin (“wing spar”)
- faoi sciathán (“surreptitiously; under pretence of”)
- greim sciatháin (“arm-hold”)
- sciathán airm (“wing of army”)
- sciathán céarach (“waxwing”)
- sciathán foirgnimh (“wing of building”)
- sciathán leathair (“bat”)
- sciathán tobac (“bit (from plug) of tobacco”)
- sciathánach (“winged”)
Etymology 2
From sciath (“wicker-work door or screen”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Noun
sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)
- wickerwork lid or panel
Derived terms
- sciathán feadhnaigh (“removable bottom of pannier(-basket)”)
Declension
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References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 233
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 406, page 86
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scíathán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- “sciathán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sciathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “sciathán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sciathán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sciaṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 608