iasg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íasc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸēskos, from Proto-Indo-European *peisk-; compare fish, Latin piscis. The Brythonic words (Welsh pysgodyn, Breton pesk) are loanwords from Latin.

Noun

iasg m (genitive èisg, plural èisg or iasgan)

1. fish

   iasg air chladh - fish at spawning

Derived terms

• iasg dubh - salmon on its return from the sea
• Na h-Iasgan - Pisces
• Talamh an Èisg - Newfoundland

References

• The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Birlinn Limited, 1901-1911, Compiled by Edward Dwelly)