/sˠkɑː/, /sˠkaː/
OriginFrom Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-.
- masculineshadow, shade
- masculineumbrella (something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.), mantle (anything that covers or conceals something else)
- masculinehorror, dread
- masculineshyness, timidity
Formsscátha(genitive, singular) · scáthanna(nominative, plural) · scáth(indefinite, nominative, singular) · scáthanna(indefinite, nominative, plural) · a scáth(indefinite, singular, vocative) · a scáthanna(indefinite, plural, vocative) · scátha(genitive, indefinite, singular) · scáthanna(genitive, indefinite, plural) · scáth(dative, indefinite, singular) · scáthanna(dative, indefinite, plural) · an scáth(definite, nominative, singular) · na scáthanna(definite, nominative, plural) · an scátha(definite, genitive, singular) · na scáthanna(definite, genitive, plural) · leis an scáth(dative, definite, singular) · don scáth(dative, definite, singular) · leis na scáthanna(dative, definite, plural) · sgáth(alternative, obsolete)
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