écsamail
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- écsamil
Etymology
From é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar, like”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːɡsaṽilʲ/
Adjective
écsamail
- different, dissimilar, distinct
- strange, uncommon, peculiar, surprising
- matchless, unique, excellent, admirable
Declension
| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | écsamail | écsamail | écsamail |
| Vocative | écsamail | ||
| Accusative | écsamail | écsamail | |
| Genitive | écsamail | écsamlae | écsamail |
| Dative | écsamail | écsamail | écsamail |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | écsamlai | écsamlai | |
| Vocative | écsamlai | ||
| Accusative | écsamlai | ||
| Genitive | écsamail* écsamlae | ||
| Dative | écsamlaib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Derived terms
- écsamlae
- écsamlus
Related terms
- écsamlus
Descendants
- Irish: éagsúil
- ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhlaich, eugsamhlachd
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| écsamail | unchanged | n-écsamail |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “écsamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.