uiscí
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish uiscide (“like water, watery, aqueous”, adjective), from uisce (“water”).
Adjective
uiscí
Alternative forms
- uiscidhe (superseded)
Derived terms
- bruthuiscí (“aqueo-igneous”, adjective)
Etymology 2
Noun
uiscí m pl
- plural of uisce
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uiscí | n-uiscí | huiscí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "uiscí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “uiscide” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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