eiscir

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish escir (“ridge, elevation”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eiscir f (genitive singular eascrach, nominative plural eascracha)

  1. esker, glacial ridge

Declension

Declension of eiscir (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative eiscir eascracha
vocative a eiscir a eascracha
genitive eascrach eascracha
dative eiscir
eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		eascracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an eiscir na heascracha
genitive na heascrach na n-eascracha
dative leis an eiscir
leis an eascraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don eiscir
don eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na heascracha

Descendants

  • → English: esker

Mutation

Mutated forms of eiscir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eiscir n-eiscir heiscir not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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