scéithín
Irish
Etymology
From sciath (“shield”) + -ín; calque of New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of scūtum (“shield”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠceːˈhiːnʲ/, /ʃceːˈhiːnʲ/
Noun
scéithín m (genitive singular scéithín, nominative plural scéithíní)
- (zoology) scutellum
Declension
Declension of scéithín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Further reading
- "scéithín" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38