Irish edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle Irish nescóit.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic neasgaid and Manx askaid.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

neascóid f (genitive singular neascóide, nominative plural neascóidí or neascóideacha)

  1. boil (accumulation of pus), abscess
    Synonym: easpa
  2. tormentor, cantankerous person

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ neascóid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
  4. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neascóid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515

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