eascra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish escra (“a vessel for dispensing water, wine, or other liquids”).

Noun

eascra m (genitive singular eascra, nominative plural eascraí)

  1. beaker
    Synonym: bíocar

Declension

Declension of eascra (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative eascra eascraí
vocative a eascra a eascraí
genitive eascra eascraí
dative eascra eascraí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-eascra na heascraí
genitive an eascra na n-eascraí
dative leis an eascra
don eascra 		leis na heascraí

Derived terms

  • Aos Eascra (“beaker folk”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eascra
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eascra n-eascra heascra 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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