gaiscedach

Old Irish

Etymology

From gaisced +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡasʲkʲeðax/

Noun

gaiscedach m

  1. one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion

Inflection

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

Descendants

Adjective

gaiscedach

  1. valiant, martial, skilled in arms

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gaiscedach gaiscedach
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 ngaiscedach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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