ásc

See also: asc and ASC

Irish

Alternative forms

• ásca

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɑːsˠk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /æːsˠk/

Noun

ásc m (genitive singular áisc, nominative plural áisc)

1. used only in phrases; see derived terms
2. Alternative form of fáscadh (“press, squeeze; tightness, compactness; press, pressure; exertion, effort”)

Declension

Declension of ásc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ásc áisc Vocative a áisc a ásca Genitive áisc ásc Dative ásc áisc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ásc na háisc Genitive an áisc na n-ásc Dative leis an ásc don ásc leis na háisc

Derived terms

• ar an gcéad ásc (“at the first attempt; in the first instance”)
• ar an ásc sin (“there and then”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ásc	n-ásc	hásc	t-ásc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ásc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN