scaball

Irish

Alternative forms

• scabal

Etymology

From Old Irish scabal, borrowed from Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).

Noun

scaball m (genitive singular scabaill, nominative plural scabaill)

1. (Christianity) scapular
2. (armor) shoulder-piece
3. (armor) breastplate, cuirass

Declension

Declension of scaball (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative scaball scabaill vocative a scabaill a scaballa genitive scabaill scaball dative scaball scabaill forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an scaball na scabaill genitive an scabaill na scaball dative leis an scaball don scaball leis na scabaill

Synonyms

• (breastplate, cuirass): lúireach

Derived terms

• scaballach

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 scabal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaball”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN