"scaball" meaning in Irish

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Irish scabal, borrowed from Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|scabal}} Old Irish scabal, {{bor|ga|la-lat|scapula||shoulder}} Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|scabaill|||||||nominative plural|scabaill|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} scaball m (genitive singular scabaill, nominative plural scabaill), {{ga-noun|m|scabaill|scabaill}} scaball m (genitive singular scabaill, nominative plural scabaill) Forms: scabaill [genitive, singular], scabaill [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an scaball [definite, nominative, singular], na scabaill [definite, nominative, plural], an scabaill [definite, genitive, singular], na scaball [definite, genitive, plural], leis an scaball [dative, definite, singular], don scaball [dative, definite, singular], leis na scabaill [dative, definite, plural], scabal [alternative]
  1. (Christianity) scapular Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-scaball-ga-noun-YdXxlgiS Categories (other): Christianity, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clerical vestments Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 65 8 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 30 32 Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 37 34 28 Topics: Christianity
  2. (armor) shoulder-piece Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-scaball-ga-noun-VGqVARrT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clerical vestments Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 30 32 Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 37 34 28
  3. (armor) breastplate, cuirass Tags: masculine Synonyms (breastplate, cuirass): lúireach
    Sense id: en-scaball-ga-noun-EYsPL5AH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Armor, Clerical vestments Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 30 32 Disambiguation of Armor: 25 6 69 Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 37 34 28 Disambiguation of 'breastplate, cuirass': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scaballach
Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for scaball meaning in Irish (3.0kB)

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