éasc

Irish

Etymology

Unknown. Appears to be a recent word as it is not listed in the Dictionary of the Irish Language or the 1904 edition of Dinneen’s dictionary, and the Historical Irish Corpus has no entries from before the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

éasc m (genitive singular éisc, nominative plural éisc)

  1. flaw (in rock, in timber, etc.)
    Synonyms: fabht, locht
  2. weak spot (in a person or thing)
    Synonym: laige
  3. (seismology) fault (fracture in a rock formation)
  4. seam (line or depression)

Declension

Declension of éasc (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éasc éisc
vocative a éisc a éasca
genitive éisc éasc
dative éasc éisc
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éasc na héisc
genitive an éisc na n-éasc
dative leis an éasc
don éasc 		leis na héisc

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of éasc
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éasc n-éasc héasc t-éasc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “éasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 40, page 22

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “éasc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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