sciath

See also: scíath

English

Etymology

From Irish sciath.

Noun

sciath (plural sciaths)

1. (historical) An oblong shield of wickerwork once used in Ireland.

Anagrams

• Chaits, chatis, scaith, tachis, taisch

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃciə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scíath (“shield, buckler; protection, defence, safeguard”), from Proto-Celtic *skeitos, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt-, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Cognate with Breton skoed, Latin scūtum and Old Church Slavonic щитъ (štitŭ).

Noun

sciath f or m (genitive singular scéithe or scéith, nominative plural sciatha)

1. shield
   1. protection, cover; protector
   2. protective screen
   3. (entomology, zoology) shield
   4. shield-shaped basket
   5. wicker-work door or screen

Declension

As feminine noun:

Declension of sciath (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sciath sciatha vocative a sciath a sciatha genitive scéithe sciath dative sciath scéith (archaic, dialectal) sciatha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sciath na sciatha genitive na scéithe na sciath dative leis an sciath leis an scéith (archaic, dialectal) don sciath don scéith (archaic, dialectal) leis na sciatha

As masculine noun:

Declension of sciath (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sciath sciatha vocative a scéith a sciatha genitive scéith sciath dative sciath sciatha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sciath na sciatha genitive an scéith na sciath dative leis an sciath don sciath leis na sciatha

Derived terms

• barr scéithe (“chief”)
• bocóid scéithe (“boss of shield”)
• buaileam sciath (“braggadoccio”)
• cabhradh scéithe (“boss of shield”)
• círín scéithe (“crest of shield”)
• droim scéithe (“back, convex side of shield”)
• iris scéithe (“strap of shield”)
• lámh na scéithe (“the left hand”)
• léibheann sciath (“wall of shields, testudo”)
• sceallbholg sciath (“testudo”)
• sceimheal scéithe (“flange of shield”)
• scéithín
• sciath armais f (“armorial shield”)
• sciath chocháin f (“screen made of straw ropes”)
• sciath chosanta f (“protective shield”)
• sciath thine f (“fire-screen”)
• sciath truicir (“trigger-guard”)
• sciathach (“having, bearing, shield(s)”, adjective)
• sciathach (“left-handed”, adjective)
• sciathán m (“wicker-work lid or panel”)
• sciathbholcán m (“shield volcano”)
• sciathbhrat m (“screen”)
• sciathchill f (“guard-cell”)
• sciathchlár m (“baffle-board”)
• sciathdhorn m (“basket-hilt”)
• sciathfháinne m (“guard-ring”)
• sciathghreille f (“screen-grid”)
• sciathlúireach f (“breastplate”)
• sciathóg f (“shield-shaped basket”)
• sciathrach f (“shield-strap”)
• sciathshúileach (“wall-eyed”, adjective)
• seolán sciata (“screened lead”)
• tul scéithe (“boss of shield”)
• úll scéithe (“boss of shield”)

Verb

sciath (present analytic sciathann, future analytic sciathfaidh, verbal noun sciathadh, past participle sciata)

1. (transitive, electrical engineering) screen

Conjugation

Conjugation of sciath (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	sciathadh
past participle	sciata
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	sciathaim	sciathann tú; sciathair†	sciathann sé, sí	sciathaimid	sciathann sibh	sciathann siad; sciathaid†	a sciathann; a sciathas	sciatar
past	sciath mé; sciathas	sciath tú; sciathais	sciath sé, sí	sciathamar; sciath muid	sciath sibh; sciathabhair	sciath siad; sciathadar	a sciath / ar sciath*	sciathadh
past habitual	sciathainn	sciatá	sciathadh sé, sí	sciathaimis; sciathadh muid	sciathadh sibh	sciathaidís; sciathadh siad	a sciathadh / a sciathadh*	sciataí
future	sciathfaidh mé; sciathfad	sciathfaidh tú; sciathfair†	sciathfaidh sé, sí	sciathfaimid; sciathfaidh muid	sciathfaidh sibh	sciathfaidh siad; sciathfaid†	a sciathfaidh; a sciathfas	sciathfar
conditional	sciathfainn	sciathfá	sciathfadh sé, sí	sciathfaimis; sciathfadh muid	sciathfadh sibh	sciathfaidís; sciathfadh siad	a sciathfadh / a sciathfadh*	sciathfaí
subjunctive
present	go sciatha mé; go sciathad†	go sciatha tú; go sciathair†	go sciatha sé, sí	go sciathaimid; go sciatha muid	go sciatha sibh	go sciatha siad; go sciathaid†	—	go sciatar
past	dá sciathainn	dá sciatá	dá sciathadh sé, sí	dá sciathaimis; dá sciathadh muid	dá sciathadh sibh	dá sciathaidís; dá sciathadh siad	—	dá sciataí
imperative
–	sciathaim	sciath	sciathadh sé, sí	sciathaimis	sciathaigí; sciathaidh†	sciathaidís	—	sciatar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 2

From Old Irish scíath (“wing”).

Noun

sciath m (genitive singular scéith, nominative plural sciatha)

1. (literary) wing

Declension

Declension of sciath (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sciath sciatha vocative a scéith a sciatha genitive scéith sciath dative sciath sciatha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sciath na sciatha genitive an scéith na sciath dative leis an sciath don sciath leis na sciatha

Derived terms

• sciathán m (“wing; side, extension; part, piece; arm”)

Related terms

• sciathánach (“winged; long-armed”, adjective)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sciath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 scíath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 scíath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “sciath”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 970; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN