éasc
Irish
editEtymology
editUnknown. Appears to be a recent word as it is not listed in the Dictionary of the Irish Language or the 1904 edition of Dinneen’s dictionary, and the Historical Irish Corpus has no entries from before the 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editéasc m (genitive singular éisc, nominative plural éisc)
- flaw (in rock, in timber, etc.)
- weak spot (in a person or thing)
- Synonym: laige
- (seismology) fault (fracture in a rock formation)
- seam (line or depression)
Declension
editDeclension of éasc
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éasc | n-éasc | héasc | t-éasc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “éasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 40, page 22
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “éasc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN