Irish
Etymology
From English, from Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin mūsēum, mūsaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).
Pronunciation
Noun
mósáic f (genitive singular mósáice)
- mosaic
Declension
Declension of mósáic (second declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of mósáic
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lenition
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eclipsis
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mhósáic
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mósáic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mósáic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mósáic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025