fáisc
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish fáiscid, from Old Irish *fáiscid, from Proto-Celtic *wādsketi. Related to Welsh gwasgu and Breton gwaskañ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰh₁- (“to thrust”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fáisc (present analytic fáisceann, future analytic fáiscfidh, verbal noun fáscadh, past participle fáiscthe)
- to squeeze, compress
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 198:
- Do riug sé lomabharróg uirthi agus d’fháisc le n‑a chroidhe í agus do thug deocha póg di: “Tá an méid sin déanta go h‑anamhaith agat, a Mháire”, ar seisean.
- He gave her a tight hug and squeezed her to his heart and gave her a smothering of kisses: “You have done so much very well, Máire,” he said.
- to wring, press
- to bind closely, tighten
- to extort
- (with ar) to dress oneself hurriedly
- (with ar) to press on, towards, attack
- (sailing) to brace
Conjugation
[edit]† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fáisc | fháisc | bhfáisc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012), The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 164
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 46, page 24
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 105
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN