sciath

See also: scíath

English

Etymology

From Irish sciath.

Noun

sciath (plural sciaths)

  1. (historical) An oblong shield of wickerwork once used in Ireland.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃciə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scíath (“shield, buckler; protection, defence, safeguard”), from Proto-Celtic *skeitos, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt-, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Cognate with Breton skoed, Latin scūtum and Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).

Noun

sciath f or m (genitive singular scéithe or scéith, nominative plural sciatha)

  1. shield
    1. protection, cover; protector
    2. protective screen
    3. (entomology, zoology) shield
    4. shield-shaped basket
    5. wicker-work door or screen
Declension

As feminine noun:

Declension of sciath (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sciath sciatha
vocative a sciath a sciatha
genitive scéithe sciath
dative sciath
scéith (archaic, dialectal) 		sciatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sciath na sciatha
genitive na scéithe na sciath
dative leis an sciath
leis an scéith (archaic, dialectal)
don sciath
don scéith (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na sciatha

As masculine noun:

Declension of sciath (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sciath sciatha
vocative a scéith a sciatha
genitive scéith sciath
dative sciath sciatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sciath na sciatha
genitive an scéith na sciath
dative leis an sciath
don sciath 		leis na sciatha
Derived terms
  • barr scéithe (“chief”)
  • bocóid scéithe (“boss of shield”)
  • buaileam sciath (“braggadoccio”)
  • cabhradh scéithe (“boss of shield”)
  • círín scéithe (“crest of shield”)
  • droim scéithe (“back, convex side of shield”)
  • iris scéithe (“strap of shield”)
  • lámh na scéithe (“the left hand”)
  • léibheann sciath (“wall of shields, testudo”)
  • sceallbholg sciath (“testudo”)
  • sceimheal scéithe (“flange of shield”)
  • scéithín
  • sciath armais f (“armorial shield”)
  • sciath chocháin f (“screen made of straw ropes”)
  • sciath chosanta f (“protective shield”)
  • sciath thine f (“fire-screen”)
  • sciath truicir (“trigger-guard”)
  • sciathach (“having, bearing, shield(s)”, adjective)
  • sciathach (“left-handed”, adjective)
  • sciathán m (“wicker-work lid or panel”)
  • sciathbholcán m (“shield volcano”)
  • sciathbhrat m (“screen”)
  • sciathchill f (“guard-cell”)
  • sciathchlár m (“baffle-board”)
  • sciathdhorn m (“basket-hilt”)
  • sciathfháinne m (“guard-ring”)
  • sciathghreille f (“screen-grid”)
  • sciathlúireach f (“breastplate”)
  • sciathóg f (“shield-shaped basket”)
  • sciathrach f (“shield-strap”)
  • sciathshúileach (“wall-eyed”, adjective)
  • seolán sciata (“screened lead”)
  • tul scéithe (“boss of shield”)
  • úll scéithe (“boss of shield”)

Verb

sciath (present analytic sciathann, future analytic sciathfaidh, verbal noun sciathadh, past participle sciata)

  1. (transitive, electrical engineering) screen
Conjugation
conjugation of sciath (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun sciathadh
past participle sciata
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present sciathaim sciathann tú;
sciathair† 		sciathann sé, sí sciathaimid sciathann sibh sciathann siad;
sciathaid† 		a sciathann; a sciathas sciatar
past sciath mé; sciathas sciath tú; sciathais sciath sé, sí sciathamar; sciath muid sciath sibh; sciathabhair sciath siad; sciathadar a sciath /
ar sciath* 		sciathadh
past habitual sciathainn sciatá sciathadh sé, sí sciathaimis; sciathadh muid sciathadh sibh sciathaidís; sciathadh siad a sciathadh /
a sciathadh* 		sciataí
future sciathfaidh mé;
sciathfad 		sciathfaidh tú;
sciathfair† 		sciathfaidh sé, sí sciathfaimid;
sciathfaidh muid 		sciathfaidh sibh sciathfaidh siad;
sciathfaid† 		a sciathfaidh; a sciathfas sciathfar
conditional sciathfainn sciathfá sciathfadh sé, sí sciathfaimis; sciathfadh muid sciathfadh sibh sciathfaidís; sciathfadh siad a sciathfadh /
a sciathfadh* 		sciathfaí
subjunctive
present go sciatha mé;
go sciathad† 		go sciatha tú;
go sciathair† 		go sciatha sé, sí go sciathaimid;
go sciatha muid 		go sciatha sibh go sciatha siad;
go sciathaid† 		— go sciatar
past dá sciathainn dá sciatá dá sciathadh sé, sí dá sciathaimis;
dá sciathadh muid 		dá sciathadh sibh dá sciathaidís;
dá sciathadh siad 		— dá sciataí
imperative
– sciathaim sciath sciathadh sé, sí sciathaimis sciathaigí;
sciathaidh† 		sciathaidís — sciatar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

From Old Irish scíath (“wing”).

Noun

sciath m (genitive singular scéith, nominative plural sciatha)

  1. (literary) wing
Declension
Declension of sciath (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sciath sciatha
vocative a scéith a sciatha
genitive scéith sciath
dative sciath sciatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sciath na sciatha
genitive an scéith na sciath
dative leis an sciath
don sciath 		leis na sciatha
Derived terms
  • sciathán m (“wing; side, extension; part, piece; arm”)

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