fáisc
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish and Old Irish fáiscid, from Proto-Celtic *wed-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead, thrust, urge, press”), distantly related to feidid (“to bring”). Cognate with Welsh gwasgu.
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]conjugation of fáisc (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fáisc | fháisc | bhfáisc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 105
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wedʰ-
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- Irish terms with quotations
- ga:Sailing
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A