loiscneach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish loiscnech.

Adjective

loiscneach (genitive singular masculine loiscnigh, genitive singular feminine loiscní, plural loiscneacha, comparative loiscní)

1. burning, scorching, stinging
2. scorched, arid
3. caustic
4. fiery, fierce

Declension

Declension of loiscneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	loiscneach	loiscneach	loiscneacha
Vocative	loiscnigh		loiscneacha
Genitive		loiscní	loiscneacha	loiscneach
Dative	loiscneach	loiscneach; loiscnigh (archaic)	loiscneacha
Comparative	níos loiscní
Superlative	is loiscní

Noun

loiscneach m (genitive singular loiscnigh)

1. firing, firewood
2. caustic

Declension

Declension of loiscneach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative loiscneach Vocative a loiscnigh Genitive loiscnigh Dative loiscneach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an loiscneach Genitive an loiscnigh Dative leis an loiscneach don loiscneach

Related terms

• loiscneacht
• loiscní

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loiscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loiscnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “loiscneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “loiscneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.