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
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Noun
gaiscíoch m (genitive singular gaiscígh, nominative plural gaiscígh)
Declension
Declension of gaiscíoch
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- banghaiscíoch (“amazon; heroine”)
Related terms
- gaiscíocht f (“feat(s) of prowess (in arms); bravery, heroism”)
Mutation
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