foscad

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸoskātu. By surface analysis, fo- +‎ scáth. Cognate with Welsh gwasgod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸoskað]

Noun

foscad n

  1. shade, shadow, darkness
  2. shelter

Declension

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative foscadN foscadL foisctheL, fosctha
vocative foscadN foscadL foiscthe
accusative foscadN foscadL foiscthe
genitive foscthoH, foscthaH foscthoN, foscthaN foscdaeN
dative foscudL foscthaib foscthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 50d7
    Húare is hi foscud menman ru·rádus-sa inna bríathra as·ruburt, is airi insin ro·cúala-su guth m’ernaigde-se.
    Because it is in darkness of mind that I have spoken the words that I said, therefore you have heard the voice of my prayers.

Descendants

  • Irish: foscadh, fascadh (Galway, Ulster)
  • Manx: fastee
  • Scottish Gaelic: fasgadh

Mutation

Mutation of foscad
radical lenition nasalization
foscad ḟoscad foscad
pronounced with /β̃-/

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

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