scaa

Manx

Alternative forms

• skaa, skæ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European *skot-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛː/

Noun

scaa m (genitive singular scaa, plural scaaghyn)

1. shield
2. shadow, shade
3. shyness, timidity
4. cover, hood
5. screen
6. shadiness
7. fence, fencing
8. guise, pretence
9. apparition, ghost
10. a thin, meek or feeble person

Mutation

Mutation of scaa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
scaa	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.