oscail

Irish

Alternative forms

  • (Ulster) foscail

Etymology

From Middle Irish osclaid, fosclaid, from Old Irish oslaicid (opens; lets loose, releases).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔsˠkəlʲ/

Verb

oscail (present analytic osclaíonn, future analytic osclóidh, verbal noun oscailt, past participle oscailte)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) open

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
oscail n-oscail hoscail not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • oslaicid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "oscail" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “oscail” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “oscail” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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