íasc

See also: iasc

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸēskos, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːa̯sk/

Noun

íasc m (genitive éisc, nominative plural éisc)

  1. fish

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative íasc íascL éiscL
Vocative éisc íascL íascu
Accusative íascN íascL íascu
Genitive éiscL íasc íascN
Dative íascL íascaib íascaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
íasc unchanged n-íasc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “íasc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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