gaiscíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

  • gaisceadhach, gaiscidheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish gaiscedach (“warrior”),[1] from Old Irish gaisced (“weapons”) + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡaʃˈciːx/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑʃciəx/, /ˈɡaʃciəx/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡaʃcix/

Noun

gaiscíoch m (genitive singular gaiscígh, nominative plural gaiscígh)

  1. man of prowess (in arms); hero, warrior
    Synonyms: curadh, laoch
  2. boaster
    Synonym: gaisceoir

Declension

Declension of gaiscíoch (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gaiscíoch gaiscígh
vocative a ghaiscígh a ghaiscíocha
genitive gaiscígh gaiscíoch
dative gaiscíoch gaiscígh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gaiscíoch na gaiscígh
genitive an ghaiscígh na ngaiscíoch
dative leis an ngaiscíoch
don ghaiscíoch 		leis na gaiscígh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaiscíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
gaiscíoch ghaiscíoch ngaiscíoch

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gaiscedach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 121

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