scata

Irish

Alternative forms

• scaifte, scota
• sgafta, sgaifte, sgata (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkɑt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠkat̪ˠə/

Noun

scata m (genitive singular scata, nominative plural scataí)

1. a flock, group, herd

Declension

Declension of scata

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scata scataí Vocative a scata a scataí Genitive scata scataí Dative scata scataí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scata na scataí Genitive an scata na scataí Dative leis an scata don scata leis na scataí

Further reading

• “scata”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scata”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scata”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 603
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN