cuiscreach

Irish

Alternative forms

• cuisgearach, cuisgearnach, cuisgreach (obsolete)
• cuiscearach, cuiscearnach, cuiscireach

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪʃcɾʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊʃcɾʲa(x)/

Noun

cuiscreach f (genitive singular cuiscrí)

1. (collective) reeds (grass-like plant)

   Synonyms: giolcach, biorrach

Declension

Declension of cuiscreach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cuiscreach Vocative a chuiscreach Genitive cuiscrí Dative cuiscreach cuiscrigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chuiscreach Genitive na cuiscrí Dative leis an gcuiscreach leis an gcuiscrigh (archaic, dialectal) don chuiscreach don chuiscrigh (archaic, dialectal)

Further reading

• “cuiscreach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cuiscireaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society