Cáisc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cásc, from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɑːʃc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kæːʃc/

Proper noun

Cáisc f (genitive Cásca, nominative plural Cáisceanna)

1. Easter
2. Passover

Declension

Declension of Cáisc

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Cáisc Cáisceanna Vocative a Cháisc a Cháisceanna Genitive Cásca Cáisceanna Dative Cáisc Cáisceanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Cháisc na Cáisceanna Genitive na Cásca na gCáisceanna Dative leis an gCáisc don Cháisc leis na Cáisceanna

Derived terms

• Aimsir na Cásca (“Eastertide”)
• Beannachtaí na Cásca ort
• Bigil na Cásca (“Easter Vigil”)
• Cáisc na nGiúdach (“Passover”)
• coinín na Cásca (“Easter bunny”)
• Domhnach Cásca (“Easter Sunday”)
• Éirí Amach na Cásca (“the Easter Rising”)
• lile na Cásca (“Easter lily”)
• Luan Cásca (“Easter Monday”)
• lus na Cásca (“pasque-flower”)
• Mion-Cháisc (“Low Sunday”)
• Satharn Cásca (“Holy Saturday”)
• Seachtain na Cásca (“Easter Week”)
• Seachtain na Cásca (“Easter Week”)
• tine Chásca (“paschal fire”)
• Uan Cásca (“paschal lamb”)
• ubh Chásca

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cáisc	Cháisc	gCáisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Cáisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Cáisc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Cáisc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024