scothbhán

Irish

Etymology 1

From scoth- (“semi-, medium-; fairly, middling”) +‎ bán (“white”).

Adjective

scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)

whitish

Synonyms

fobhán

Etymology 2

From scoth- (“tufted”) +‎ bán (“white”).

Adjective

scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)

white-tufted

Declension

Declension of scothbhán

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	scothbhán	scothbhán	scothbhána
Vocative	scothbháin	scothbhán	scothbhána
Genitive	scothbháin	scothbháne	scothbhána	scothbhán
Dative	scothbhán	scothbhán; scothbháin (archaic)	scothbhána
Comparative	níos scothbháne
Superlative	is scothbháne

References

"scothbhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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