seisc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seisc. Cognate with Welsh hesg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʃc/

Noun

seisc f (genitive singular seisce, nominative plural seiscí)

1. sedge

   Synonym: cíb

Declension

Declension of seisc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seisc seiscí Vocative a sheisc a sheiscí Genitive seisce seiscí Dative seisc seiscí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tseisc na seiscí Genitive na seisce na seiscí Dative leis an tseisc don tseisc leis na seiscí

Derived terms

• rísheisc f (“bur-reed”)

Related terms

• seascann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seisc	sheisc after an, tseisc	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN