piseog
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Irish. Doublet of box, pyx, and pyxis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
piseog (plural piseogs)
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish piseóc (“charm, witchcraft”), probably borrowed from Latin pyxis (“medicine box”).[1]
Noun[edit]
piseog f (genitive singular piseoige, nominative plural piseoga)
- superstition, belief
- (in the plural) superstition(s), superstitious practices
- spell, charm, medicine
Declension[edit]
Declension of piseog
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: piseog
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| piseog | phiseog | bpiseog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “piseog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page piseach
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piseog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “piseóc, (pisóc)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “piseog” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “piseog” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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