scáthán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • scathan, scathán, scáthan, sgathán, sgáthán (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scáthán. By surface analysis, scáth (“shade, shadow; reflection”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

scáthán m (genitive singular scátháin, nominative plural scátháin)

  1. mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
    1. looking glass
    2. (figuratively) centre of attraction

Declension

Declension of scáthán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scáthán scátháin
vocative a scátháin a scáthána
genitive scátháin scáthán
dative scáthán scátháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scáthán na scátháin
genitive an scátháin na scáthán
dative leis an scáthán
don scáthán 		leis na scátháin

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