scíath

See also: sciath

Old Irish

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Celtic *skeitos (compare Breton skoed (“shield”)), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Compare Latin scūtum, Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).[1][2]

    Noun

    scíath m or f

    1. shield, buckler
    2. (by extension) warrior
    3. protection, defense, safeguard
    4. protector, guardian
    Inflection
    Masculine o-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative scíath scíathL scéithL
    vocative scéith scíathL scíathuH
    accusative scíathN scíathL scíathuH
    genitive scéithL scíath scíathN
    dative scíathL scíathaib scíathaib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization
    Descendants
    • Irish: sciath
    • Scottish Gaelic: sgiath

    Etymology 2

      The final th (/θ/) was modified from d (/ð/) sometime in the prehistory of Old Irish under the influence of scíath (“shield”) above. From Proto-Celtic *skeidā (“wing, shoulder”). Cognate with Welsh ysgwydd (“shoulder”), Breton skoaz (“shoulder”), and Cornish skoodh (“shoulder”)[3][4]

      Noun

      scíath m

      1. wing
      Inflection
      Masculine o-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative scíath scíathL scéithL
      vocative scéith scíathL scíathuH
      accusative scíathN scíathL scíathuH
      genitive scéithL scíath scíathN
      dative scíathL scíathaib scíathaib
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*scēto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
      2. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96), “1 scíath”, in Lexique étymologique de l’irlandais ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume S, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page S-43
      3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*scēdo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
      4. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96), “2 scíath”, in Lexique étymologique de l’irlandais ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume S, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, pages S-43-44

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