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scothbhán
scothbhán
Irish
Adjective
scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From scoth- (“tufted”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
scothbhán (genitive singular masculine scothbháin, genitive singular feminine scothbháine, plural scothbhána, comparative scothbháine)
Declension
Declension of scothbhán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scothbhán | scothbhán¹ | scothbhána³ | |
| Vocative | scothbháin¹ | scothbhán¹ | scothbhána | |
| Genitive | scothbháin¹ | scothbháine | scothbhána | scothbhán |
| Dative | scothbhán² | scothbhán¹; (archaic) scothbháin¹ |
scothbhána³ | |
| Comparative | scothbháine | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
References
- "scothbhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.