gob-sheisg

Scottish Gaelic

gob-sheisg, white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba)

Etymology

Calque of English beaksedge; equivalent to gob (“beak”) +‎ seisg (“sedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kopˈheʃkʲ/

Noun

gob-sheisg f (genitive singular gob-sheisge, plural gob-sheisgean)

1. beaksedge (Rhynchospora)
   1. white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gob-sheisg	ghob-sheisg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “gob-sheisg” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.