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)
- arms, weapons; martial equipment
- feat of arms; prowess (in arms)
- boasting, bravado; showing off, swank
Declension
Declension of gaisce
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- cuairt ghaisce
- gaisceoir
Related terms
- gaisceoireacht
- gaiscíoch
- gaiscíocht
- gaisciúil
- gaisciúlacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaisce | ghaisce | ngaisce |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gaisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gaisced”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gaisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gaisce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.