scaball

Irish

Alternative forms

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
singular plural
nominative scaball scabaill
vocative a scabaill a scaballa
genitive scabaill scaball
dative scaball scabaill
forms with the definite article
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

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