eisceacht

eisceacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• éisceacht
• eisgeacht, uisgeacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From eisc (“to excise, except”) +‎ -eacht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əʃˈcaxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃcəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃca(h)t̪ˠ/

Noun

eisceacht f (genitive singular eisceachta, nominative plural eisceachtaí)

1. exception

Declension

Declension of eisceacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative eisceacht eisceachtaí Vocative a eisceacht a eisceachtaí Genitive eisceachta eisceachtaí Dative eisceacht eisceachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an eisceacht na heisceachtaí Genitive na heisceachta na n-eisceachtaí Dative leis an eisceacht don eisceacht leis na heisceachtaí

Derived terms

• eisceachtúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eisceacht	n-eisceacht	heisceacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “uisgecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “eisceacht” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “éisceaċt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 286.
• "eisceacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.