écsamail
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Old Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From é- (“un-”) + cosmail (“similar, like”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
écsamail
- different, dissimilar, distinct
- strange, uncommon, peculiar, surprising
- matchless, unique, excellent, admirable
Declension[edit]
i-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | écsamail | écsamail | écsamail |
Vocative | écsamail | ||
Accusative | écsamail | écsamail | |
Genitive | écsamail | écsamlae | écsamail |
Dative | écsamail | écsamail | écsamail |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | écsamlai | écsamlai | |
Vocative | écsamlai | ||
Accusative | écsamlai | ||
Genitive | écsamail* écsamlae | ||
Dative | écsamlaib | ||
Notes | *not when substantivized |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Irish: éagsúil
- ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhlaich, eugsamhlachd
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
écsamail | unchanged | n-écsamail |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language