sgiath

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Irish

Noun

sgiath f or m (genitive singular sgéithe or sgéith, nominative plural sgiatha)

  1. obsolete spelling of sciath

Declension

As feminine noun:

Declension of sgiath (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sgiath sgiatha
vocative a sgiath a sgiatha
genitive sgéithe sgiath
dative sgiath
sgéith (archaic, dialectal)
sgiatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sgiath na sgiatha
genitive na sgéithe na sgiath
dative leis an sgiath
leis an sgéith (archaic, dialectal)
don sgiath
don sgéith (archaic, dialectal)
leis na sgiatha

As masculine noun:

Declension of sgiath (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sgiath sgiatha
vocative a sgéith a sgiatha
genitive sgéith sgiath
dative sgiath sgiatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sgiath na sgiatha
genitive an sgéith na sgiath
dative leis an sgiath
don sgiath
leis na sgiatha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish scíath, from Proto-Celtic *skeitos.

Noun

sgiath f (genitive singular sgèithe, plural sgiathan)

  1. wing
  2. shield
  3. (rare) protection, shelter

Derived terms