scáthán

Irish

Scáthán

Alternative forms

• scathan, scathán, scáthan, sgathán, sgáthán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scáthán. By surface analysis, scáth (“shade, shadow; reflection”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠkɑːˈhɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkɑːhɑːnˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkahanˠ/

Noun

scáthán m (genitive singular scátháin, nominative plural scátháin)

1. mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
   1. looking glass
   2. (figuratively) centre of attraction

Declension

Declension of scáthán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scáthán scátháin Vocative a scátháin a scáthána Genitive scátháin scáthán Dative scáthán scátháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scáthán na scátháin Genitive an scátháin na scáthán Dative leis an scáthán don scáthán leis na scátháin

Derived terms

• scáthán aonbhealaigh
• scáthán bearrtha
• scáthán láimhe
• scáthán na córa
• scáthán piara
• scáthán siar
• scáthánta

 

Further reading

• “scáthán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scáṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scáthán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN