sgiath

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sgiath sgiatha
Vocative a sgiath a sgiatha
Genitive sgéithe sgiath
Dative sgiath
sgéith (archaic, dialectal)		 sgiatha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sgiath sgiatha
Vocative a sgéith a sgiatha
Genitive sgéith sgiath
Dative sgiath sgiatha

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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 *skētos.

Noun

sgiath f (genitive singular sgèithe, plural sgiathan)

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

Derived terms
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