gaiste
Irish
Noun
gaiste m (genitive singular gaiste, nominative plural gaistí)
- noose, snare, trap
- (figurative) pitfall
Declension
Declension of gaiste
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- gaistigh (“trap, ensnare”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaiste | ghaiste | ngaiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "gaiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.