loscann
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish loiscend (“toad, frog”) (compare Scottish Gaelic losgann).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
loscann m (genitive singular loscainn, nominative plural loscainn)
Declension edit
Declension of loscann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- loscánta (“amphibious”, adjective)
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loscann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loscann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language