aisréad

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish esríat (“sprinkler; aspergillum”).

Noun

aisréad m (genitive singular aisréid, nominative plural aisréid)

  1. (Christianity) aspergillum, sprinkler

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aisréad n-aisréad haisréad not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "aisréad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “esríat” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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