écsamail

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• écsamil

Etymology

From é- (“un-”) +‎ cosmail (“similar, like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːɡsaβ̃ɨlʲ]

Adjective

écsamail

1. different, dissimilar, distinct
2. strange, uncommon, peculiar, surprising
3. matchless, unique, excellent, admirable

Declension

i-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	écsamail	écsamail	écsamail
Vocative	écsamail
Accusative	écsamail	écsamail
Genitive	écsamail	écsamlae	écsamail
Dative	écsamail	écsamail	écsamail
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	écsamlai	écsamlai
Vocative	écsamlai
Accusative	écsamlai
Genitive	écsamail* écsamlae
Dative	écsamlaib
Notes	*not when substantivized

Derived terms

• écsamlae
• écsamlus

 

Related terms

• écsamlus

Descendants

• Irish: éagsúil
• ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhlaich, eugsamhlachd

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
écsamail (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-écsamail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language