sciathán

See also: scíathán

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠciəˈhɑ̃ːn/, /ʃciəˈhɑ̃ːn/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈʃcɪhɑːn/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scíathán, from scíath; synchronically, sciath (“wing”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)

Synonyms

eite
eiteog

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”)

Etymology 2

From sciath (“wicker-work door or screen”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)

wicker-work lid or panel

Derived terms

sciathán feadhnaigh (“removable bottom of pannier(-basket)”)

Declension

Declension of sciathán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sciathán	sciatháin
Vocative	a sciatháin	a sciathána
Genitive	sciatháin	sciathán
Dative	sciathán	sciatháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an sciathán	na sciatháin
Genitive	an sciatháin	na sciathán
Dative	leis an sciathán don sciathán	leis na sciatháin

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sciathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 233
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38

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