Scáthach
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See also: scáthach
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Scáthach
- (Irish mythology) The female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From scáthach (“shadowy”).
Proper noun[edit]
Scáthach f (genitive Scáthaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Scáthach
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic genitive forms: Scáthaighe, Scáithche
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Scáthach
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Scáthach | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Scáṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
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