mósáic

See also: mosaic and Mosaic

Irish

Etymology

From English, from Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin mūsēum, mūsaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːsˠɑːc/

Noun

mósáic f (genitive singular mósáice)

1. mosaic

Declension

Declension of mósáic

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mósáic Vocative a mhósáic Genitive mósáice Dative mósáic

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhósáic Genitive na mósáice Dative leis an mósáic don mhósáic

Derived terms

• fótamósáic

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mósáic	mhósáic	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mósáic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “mósáic” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “mósáic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.