gaisgeach

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”), from gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkaʃcəx/

Noun edit

gaisgeach m (genitive singular gaisgich, plural gaisgich)

hero, champion, warrior

Synonyms edit

laoch

Derived terms edit

bana-ghaisgeach (“heroine”)
gaisgeach-mòr (“superhero”)
ana-gaisgeach (“antihero”)

References edit

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gaiscedach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language