scíath

See also: sciath

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skētos (compare Breton skoed (“shield”)), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Compare Latin scūtum, Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).

Noun

scíath m or f

  1. shield, buckler
  2. (by extension) warrior
  3. protection, defense, safeguard
  4. protector, guardian

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Noun

scíath m

  1. wing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • “1 scíath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 scíath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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