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sciath.

shield

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃciə/

  1. shield protection, cover; protector

    feminine · masculine

  2. shield protective screen

    feminine · masculine

  3. shield shield

    feminine · masculine

  4. shield shield-shaped basket

    feminine · masculine

  5. shield wicker-work door or screen

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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/ʃciə/

  1. wing

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish scíath (“wing”).

verb/ʃciə/

  1. screen

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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).

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