coiscthe

Irish

Alternative forms

  • coiscithe, cosctha
  • coisgthe (obsolete)

Participle

coiscthe

  1. past participle of coisc

Adjective

coiscthe

  1. forbidden
    Synonyms: crosta, toirmiscthe, faoi chosc
  2. inhibitory

Declension

Declension of coiscthe
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative coiscthe choiscthe coiscthe;
choiscthe2
vocative choiscthe coiscthe
genitive coiscthe coiscthe coiscthe
dative coiscthe;
choiscthe1 		choiscthe coiscthe;
choiscthe2
Comparative níos coiscthe
Superlative is coiscthe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • séasúr coiscthe (“close season”)

Noun

coiscthe

  1. genitive singular of coisceadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of coiscthe
radical lenition eclipsis
coiscthe choiscthe gcoiscthe

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

Further reading

  • “coiscthe”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coiscthe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “coiscthe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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