scáth

Irish (Donegal)

/sˠkɑː/, /ˈsˠkæː/

noun
Definitions
  • shadow, shade
  • umbrella something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc., mantle anything that covers or conceals something else
  • horror, dread
  • shyness, timidity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish scáth (shadow, spectre, shade, reflexion) inherited from Proto-Celtic *skātom (shadow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skot-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skot-

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