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)

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

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