scothbhán
Irish
Etymology 1
From scoth- (“semi-, medium-; fairly, middling”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
- whitish
Synonyms
- fobhán
Etymology 2
From scoth- (“tufted”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
- white-tufted
Declension
Declension of scothbhán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scothbhán | scothbhán | scothbhána | |
| Vocative | scothbháin | scothbhána | ||
| Genitive | scothbháne | scothbhána | scothbhán | |
| Dative | scothbhán | scothbhán; scothbháin (archaic) | scothbhána | |
| Comparative | níos scothbháne | |||
| Superlative | is scothbháne | |||
References
- "scothbhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.