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scaan

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish scáth (shade, reflexion, spectre) +‎ -an. Cognate with Irish scáthán (mirror).

Noun

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scaan m (genitive singular scaan, plural scaanyn)

  1. spook, spirit, ghost
  2. spectre, apparition
  3. reflection, double
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