From Middle Irish seisc, from Proto-Celtic *sex-skā, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).[1] Cognate with Welsh hesg.
seisc f (genitive singular seisce, nominative plural seiscí)
seisc (genitive singular masculine seisc, genitive singular feminine seisce, plural seisce, comparative seisce)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | seisc | sheisc | seisce; sheisce² | |
Vocative | sheisc | seisce | ||
Genitive | seisce | seisce | seisc | |
Dative | seisc; sheisc¹ |
sheisc | seisce; sheisce² | |
Comparative | níos seisce | |||
Superlative | is seisce |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seisc | sheisc after an, tseisc |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |