scían

See also: scian and ścian

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to cut).

Noun

scían f

  1. knife

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative scíanL scínL scénaH
Vocative scíanL scínL scénaH
Accusative scínN scínL scénaH
Genitive scéineH scíanL scíanN
Dative scínL scénaib scénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: scian
  • Old Welsh: *scien
    • Middle Welsh: ysgien
      • Welsh: ysgien

References

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