skianagh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”). By surface analysis, skian (“wing”) +‎ -agh (adjectival suffix) (compare Irish sciathánach).

Adjective

skianagh

winged, pinioned
Antonym: neuskianagh
finned, finny

Noun

skianagh m (genitive singular skianagh, plural skianee)

winged creature, fowl

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathánach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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