éisc

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

éisc m

  1. inflection of iasc (fish):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural
  2. inflection of éasc (flaw, weak spot):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éisc n-éisc héisc not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 46, page 24
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 158, page 61

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

éisc m

  1. inflection of íasc:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
éisc
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-éisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.