gaisgeach
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”), from gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gaisgeach m (genitive singular gaisgich, plural gaisgich)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- bana-ghaisgeach (“heroine”)
- gaisgeach-mòr (“superhero”)
- ana-gaisgeach (“antihero”)
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gaiscedach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language