éasca

See also: easca, eascã, and -ească

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɑ̯skə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːsˠkə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éscae (compare Manx eayst).

Noun

éasca m (genitive singular éasca)

1. moon

Declension

Declension of éasca

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative éasca Vocative a éasca Genitive éasca Dative éasca

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-éasca Genitive an éasca Dative leis an éasca don éasca

Synonyms

• gealach

Related terms

• éascaí (“lunar”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish éscaid (“prompt, willing, alert, quick, eager; speedy, swift”).

Adjective

éasca

1. swift, nimble; free, fluent, easy; ready, prompt

   Synonym: pras

Derived terms

• éascaigh (“make easy; hurry, expedite”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

éasca

1. vocative plural of éasc

Mutation

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