See also: casc

Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Proper noun

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Cásc f

  1. Easter

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative CáscL
Vocative CáscL
Accusative CáiscN
Genitive CáscaeH, Cásc
Dative CáiscL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: Cáisc
  • Manx: Caisht
  • Scottish Gaelic: Càisg

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Cásc Chásc Cásc
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.