sceadu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skadu.

Cognates

Cognate with Old High German scato (German Schatten), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skadus). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos), Proto-Celtic *skāton (Irish scáth, Breton squeut).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.du/

Noun

sċeadu f

shadow
shade

Declension

Declension of sceadu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċeadu	sċeadwa, sċeadwe
accusative	sċeadwe	sċeadwa, sċeadwe
genitive	sċeadwe	sċeadwa
dative	sċeadwe	sċeadwum

Descendants

Middle English: schadwe, schadewe, schadowe, schade
- English: shadow, shade, shed
- Scots: scaddow, schaddow, shadow, shade, schad

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