sciathánach

See also: scíathánach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scíathánach (“winged”), from scíathán (“wing”). By surface analysis, sciathán (“wing; arm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare Manx skianagh).

Adjective

sciathánach (genitive singular masculine sciathánaigh, genitive singular feminine sciathánaí, plural sciathánacha, not comparable)

  1. winged (vehicle, aircraft, etc.)
  2. long-armed

Declension

Declension of sciathánach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative sciathánach sciathánach sciathánacha
vocative sciathánaigh sciathánacha
genitive sciathánaí sciathánacha sciathánach
dative sciathánach sciathánach;
sciathánaigh (archaic) 		sciathánacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

Derived terms

  • bánsciathánach (“white-winged”, adjective)
  • dísciathánach (“wingless, apterous”, adjective)

References

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