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Irish
Etymology
From English, from Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin mūsēum, mūsaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).
Pronunciation
Noun
mósáic f (genitive singular mósáice)
- mosaic
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| mósáic
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mhósáic
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mósáic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mósáic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mósáic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024