Cáisc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cásc, from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːʃc/, /kaːʃc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɛːʃc/

Proper noun

Cáisc f (genitive Cásca or Cásc, nominative plural Cáisceanna)

1. Easter
2. Passover

   Cad atáimid ag déanamh um Cháisc na bliana seo?

   What are we doing for Easter this year?

Declension

Declension of Cáisc (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative Cáisc Cáisceanna vocative a Cháisc a Cháisceanna genitive Cásca Cáisceanna dative Cáisc Cáisceanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an Cháisc na Cáisceanna genitive na Cásca na gCáisceanna dative leis an gCáisc don Cháisc leis na Cáisceanna

Alternative genitive singular: Cásc

Derived terms

• Aimsir na Cásca (“Eastertide”)
• Beannachtaí na Cásca ort
• Bigil na Cásca (“Easter Vigil”)
• Cáisc na nGiúdach (“Passover”)
• coinín na Cásca (“Easter bunny”)
• Domhnach Cásca (“Easter Sunday”)
• Éirí Amach na Cásca (“the Easter Rising”)
• lile na Cásca (“Easter lily”)
• Luan Cásca (“Easter Monday”)
• lus na Cásca (“pasque-flower”)
• Mion-Cháisc (“Low Sunday”)
• Satharn Cásca (“Holy Saturday”)
• Seachtain na Cásca (“Easter Week”)
• tine Chásca (“paschal fire”)
• Uan Cásca (“paschal lamb”)
• ubh Chásca

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cáisc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cáisc	Cháisc	gCáisc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Cáisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Cáisc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Cáisc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026