Dictionary Look-up Word
sciath
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
sciata
Verbal Noun
sciathadh
Present
Affirmative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Negative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Present
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciathaim |
| Sg.2 | sciathann tú |
| Sg.3m | sciathann sé |
| Sg.3f | sciathann sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathaimid; sciathann muid |
| Pl.2 | sciathann sibh |
| Pl.3 | sciathann siad |
| Passive | sciatar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sciathaim |
| Sg.2 | ní sciathann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní sciathann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sciathann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sciathaimid; ní sciathann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sciathann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sciathann siad |
| Passive | ní sciatar |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciath mé |
| Sg.2 | sciath tú |
| Sg.3m | sciath sé |
| Sg.3f | sciath sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathamar; sciath muid |
| Pl.2 | sciath sibh |
| Pl.3 | sciath siad; sciathadar |
| Passive | sciathadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor sciath mé |
| Sg.2 | níor sciath tú |
| Sg.3m | níor sciath sé |
| Sg.3f | níor sciath sí |
| Pl.1 | níor sciathamar; níor sciath muid |
| Pl.2 | níor sciath sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor sciath siad; níor sciathadar |
| Passive | níor sciathadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciathainn |
| Sg.2 | sciatá |
| Sg.3m | sciathadh sé |
| Sg.3f | sciathadh sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathaimis; sciathadh muid |
| Pl.2 | sciathadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sciathaidís; sciathadh siad |
| Passive | sciataí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sciathainn |
| Sg.2 | ní sciatá |
| Sg.3m | ní sciathadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sciathadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sciathaimis; ní sciathadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sciathadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sciathaidís; ní sciathadh siad |
| Passive | ní sciataí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciathfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | sciathfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | sciathfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | sciathfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathfaimid; sciathfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | sciathfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sciathfaidh siad |
| Passive | sciathfar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sciathfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní sciathfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní sciathfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sciathfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sciathfaimid; ní sciathfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sciathfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sciathfaidh siad |
| Passive | ní sciathfar |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciathfainn |
| Sg.2 | sciathfá |
| Sg.3m | sciathfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | sciathfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathfaimis; sciathfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | sciathfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sciathfaidís; sciathfadh siad |
| Passive | sciathfaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sciathfainn |
| Sg.2 | ní sciathfá |
| Sg.3m | ní sciathfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sciathfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sciathfaimis; ní sciathfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sciathfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sciathfaidís; ní sciathfadh siad |
| Passive | ní sciathfaí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sciathaim |
| Sg.2 | sciath |
| Sg.3m | sciathadh sé |
| Sg.3f | sciathadh sí |
| Pl.1 | sciathaimis; sciathadh muid |
| Pl.2 | sciathaigí |
| Pl.3 | sciathaidís; sciathadh siad |
| Passive | sciatar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná sciathaim |
| Sg.2 | ná sciath |
| Sg.3m | ná sciathadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná sciathadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná sciathaimis; ná sciathadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná sciathaigí |
| Pl.3 | ná sciathaidís; ná sciathadh siad |
| Passive | ná sciatar |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go sciatha mé |
| Sg.2 | go sciatha tú |
| Sg.3m | go sciatha sé |
| Sg.3f | go sciatha sí |
| Pl.1 | go sciathaimid; go sciatha muid |
| Pl.2 | go sciatha sibh |
| Pl.3 | go sciatha siad |
| Passive | go sciatar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár sciatha mé |
| Sg.2 | nár sciatha tú |
| Sg.3m | nár sciatha sé |
| Sg.3f | nár sciatha sí |
| Pl.1 | nár sciathaimid; nár sciatha muid |
| Pl.2 | nár sciatha sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár sciatha siad |
| Passive | nár sciatar |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
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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