aisce
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʃcɪ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aicsu (“request, wish”), verbal noun of as·goa (“desires, wishes”, verb).
Noun
aisce f (genitive singular aisce, nominative plural aiscí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- in aisce (“in vain; free, gratis”)
Etymology 2
Noun
aisce f
- genitive singular of aisc
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aisce | n-aisce | haisce | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aicsu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language