sgàth

Gaelic (Scots)

noun
Definitions
  • shade or shadow
  • dread, fear
  • shelter, covering or protection
  • sake

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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