uiscí
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish uiscide (“like water, watery, aqueous”, adjective), from uisce (“water”).
Adjective
uiscí
- (chemistry) aqueous
Alternative forms
- uiscidhe (superseded)
Derived terms
- bruthuiscí (“aqueo-igneous”, adjective)
Noun
uiscí m pl
- plural of uisce
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uiscí | n-uiscí | huiscí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "uiscí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “uiscide”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN