gaisce

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʃcɪ/

Noun

gaisce m (genitive singular gaisce, nominative plural gaiscí)

  1. arms, weapons; martial equipment
  2. feat of arms; prowess (in arms)
  3. boasting, bravado; showing off, swank

Declension

Declension of gaisce (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gaisce gaiscí
vocative a ghaisce a ghaiscí
genitive gaisce gaiscí
dative gaisce gaiscí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gaisce na gaiscí
genitive an ghaisce na ngaiscí
dative leis an ngaisce
don ghaisce 		leis na gaiscí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaisce
radical lenition eclipsis
gaisce ghaisce ngaisce

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

Further reading

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