ursain

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish airsan, aursain, from Old Irish airsa (“door-post, jamb”).

Noun

ursain f (genitive singular ursaine or ursan, nominative plural ursaineacha or ursana or ursanacha)

  1. (architecture) doorpost, doorjamb
  2. (figuratively) prop, support

Declension

Mutation

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

References

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