eascaine

Irish

Alternative forms

  • eascain

Etymology

From Old Irish escaine (“malediction, cursing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠkənʲə/

Noun

eascaine f (genitive singular eascaine, nominative plural eascainí)

  1. imprecation; swear-word, curse
    Synonym: mallacht
    Antonym: beannacht

Declension

Declension of eascaine (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eascaine eascainí
vocative a eascaine a eascainí
genitive eascaine eascainí
dative eascaine eascainí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an eascaine na heascainí
genitive na heascaine na n-eascainí
dative leis an eascaine
don eascaine 		leis na heascainí

Derived terms

  • eascaine a rá (“to utter an imprecation”)
  • eascaine a chur, a dhéanamh, ar (dhuine) (“to curse, swear, at (someone)”)
  • eascainigh (“curse, swear”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eascaine
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eascaine n-eascaine heascaine not applicable

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

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