rúsc

rúsc

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠuːsˠk/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rúsc (compare Scottish Gaelic rùsg, Manx roost), from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Noun

rúsc m (genitive singular rúisc, nominative plural rúisc)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. vessel made of bark

Declension

Declension of rúsc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rúsc rúisc Vocative a rúisc a rúsca Genitive rúisc rúsc Dative rúsc rúisc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rúsc na rúisc Genitive an rúisc na rúsc Dative leis an rúsc don rúsc leis na rúisc

Synonyms

• coirt
• snamh

Verb

rúsc (present analytic rúscann, future analytic rúscfaidh, verbal noun rúscadh, past participle rúscthe)

1. Alternative form of rúisc (“bark, strip, shell; poke, stir, shake; beat, pelt, trounce”)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	rúscaim	rúscann tú; rúscair†	rúscann sé, sí	rúscaimid	rúscann sibh	rúscann siad; rúscaid†	a rúscann; a rúscas	rúsctar
	past	rúsc mé; rúscas	rúsc tú; rúscais	rúsc sé, sí	rúscamar; rúsc muid	rúsc sibh; rúscabhair	rúsc siad; rúscadar	a rúsc / ar rúsc*	rúscadh
	past habitual	rúscainn	rúsctá	rúscadh sé, sí	rúscaimis; rúscadh muid	rúscadh sibh	rúscaidís; rúscadh siad	a rúscadh / a rúscadh*	rúsctaí
	future	rúscfaidh mé; rúscfad	rúscfaidh tú; rúscfair†	rúscfaidh sé, sí	rúscfaimid; rúscfaidh muid	rúscfaidh sibh	rúscfaidh siad; rúscfaid†	a rúscfaidh; a rúscfas	rúscfar
conditional		rúscfainn	rúscfá	rúscfadh sé, sí	rúscfaimis; rúscfadh muid	rúscfadh sibh	rúscfaidís; rúscfadh siad	a rúscfadh / a rúscfadh*	rúscfaí
subjunctive	present	go rúsca mé; go rúscad†	go rúsca tú; go rúscair†	go rúsca sé, sí	go rúscaimid; go rúsca muid	go rúsca sibh	go rúsca siad; go rúscaid†	—	go rúsctar
	past	dá rúscainn	dá rúsctá	dá rúscadh sé, sí	dá rúscaimis; dá rúscadh muid	dá rúscadh sibh	dá rúscaidís; dá rúscadh siad	—	dá rúsctaí
imperative		rúscaim	rúsc	rúscadh sé, sí	rúscaimis	rúscaigí; rúscaidh†	rúscaidís	—	rúsctar
verbal noun		rúscadh
past participle		rúsctha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References

• "rúsc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “rúsc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rūsklo- (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːsk/

Noun

rúsc m (genitive rúisc, no plural)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. basket
3. covering

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: rúsc
• Manx: roost
• Scottish Gaelic: rùsg

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rúsc also rrúsc after a proclitic	rúsc pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	rúsc also rrúsc after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “rúsc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN