sciathánach
See also: scíathánach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”); synchronically, sciathán (“wing; arm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare Manx skianagh).
Adjective
sciathánach (genitive singular masculine sciathánaigh, genitive singular feminine sciathánaí, plural sciathánacha, not comparable)
- winged (vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
- long-armed
Declension
Declension of sciathánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sciathánach | sciathánach | sciathánacha | |
| Vocative | sciathánaigh | sciathánacha | ||
| Genitive | sciathánaí | sciathánacha | sciathánach | |
| Dative | sciathánach | sciathánach; sciathánaigh (archaic) | sciathánacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
- boinéad sciathánach (“(nun's) cornet”)
- scriú sciathánach (“wing-screw, thumb-screw”)
Related terms
- bánsciathánach (“white-winged”, adjective)
- dísciathánach (“wingless, apterous”, adjective)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sciathánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathánach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “sciathánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sciathánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.