sciath

See also: scíath

English

Etymology

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 *skētos, 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
    1. shield-shaped basket
    2. wicker-work door or screen
Declension

As feminine noun:

Declension of sciath

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciath sciatha
Vocative a sciath a sciatha
Genitive scéithe sciath
Dative sciath
scéith (archaic, dialectal)		 sciatha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciath sciatha
Vocative a scéith a sciatha
Genitive scéith sciath
Dative sciath sciatha

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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, cabhradh scéithe, tul scéithe, úll scéithe (“boss of shield”)
  • buaileam sciath (“braggadoccio”)
  • 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”)
  • sciathach (“having, bearing, shield(s)”, adjective)
  • sciathach (“left-handed”, adjective)
  • sciathán m (“wicker-work lid or panel”)
  • sciath armais f (“armorial shield”)
  • sciathbholcán m (“shield volcano”)
  • sciathbhrat (sábhála) m (“(safety) screen”)
  • sciathchill f (“guard-cell”)
  • sciathchlár m (“baffle-board”)
  • sciath chocháin f (“screen made of straw ropes”)
  • sciath chosanta f (“protective shield”)
  • sciathdhorn m (“basket-hilt”)
  • sciathfháinne m (“guard-ring”)
  • sciathghreille f (“screen-grid”)
  • sciathlúireach f (“breastplate; protective armour, protection; prayer for protection”)
  • sciathóg f (“shield-shaped basket; container or lid made of plaited osiers or straw”)
  • sciathrach f (“shield-strap”)
  • sciathshúileach (“wall-eyed; squinting; roguish-looking”, adjective)
  • sciath thine f (“fire-screen”)
  • sciath truicir (“trigger-guard”)
  • seolán sciata (“screened lead”)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, electrical engineering) screen
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
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 /
ar 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 /
ar 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
verbal noun sciathadh
past participle sciata

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

From Old Irish scíath (“wing”), perhaps originally the same word as Etymology 1.

Noun

sciath m (genitive singular scéith, nominative plural sciatha)

  1. (literary) wing
Declension
Declension of sciath

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciath sciatha
Vocative a scéith a sciatha
Genitive scéith sciath
Dative sciath sciatha

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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”)
  • sciathánach (“winged; long-armed”, adjective)

Further reading
  • "sciath" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 scíath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 scíath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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