scé
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats. Cognate to Welsh ysbyddad, Breton spezad, Cornish spethas.
Noun
scé f (genitive scïad)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scé | scïaidL, scé | scïaid |
| vocative | scé | scïaidL, scé | sceda |
| accusative | scïaidN | scïaidL, scé | sceda |
| genitive | scïad | scïad | scïadN |
| dative | scïaidL, scíL | scedaib | scedaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| scé | scé | scé |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scé”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language