gaiscíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaisceadhach, gaiscidheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”), from gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”) + -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaʃˈciːx]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaʃciːx]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaʃcix]

Noun

gaiscíoch m (genitive singular gaiscígh, nominative plural gaiscígh)

1. man of prowess (in arms); hero, warrior
2. boaster

Declension

Declension of gaiscíoch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gaiscíoch gaiscígh Vocative a ghaiscígh a ghaiscíocha Genitive gaiscígh gaiscíoch Dative gaiscíoch gaiscígh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaiscíoch na gaiscígh Genitive an ghaiscígh na ngaiscíoch Dative leis an ngaiscíoch don ghaiscíoch leis na gaiscígh

Synonyms

• (hero): laoch
• (boaster): gaisceoir

Derived terms

• banghaiscíoch (“amazon; heroine”)

Related terms

• gaiscíocht f (“feat(s) of prowess (in arms); bravery, heroism”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaiscíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gaiscedach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language