seisg

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Irish

Noun

seisg f (genitive singular seisge, nominative plural seisgí)

  1. Superseded spelling of seisc (“sedge”).

Declension

Declension of seisg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative seisg seisgí
vocative a sheisg a sheisgí
genitive seisge seisgí
dative seisg seisgí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tseisg na seisgí
genitive na seisge na seisgí
dative leis an tseisg
don tseisg 		leis na seisgí

Adjective

seisg (genitive singular masculine seisg, genitive singular feminine seisge, plural seisge, comparative seisge)

  1. (superseded) Alternative form of seasc (“barren”)

Declension

Declension of seisg
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative seisg sheisg seisge;
sheisge2
vocative sheisg seisge
genitive seisge seisge seisg
dative seisg;
sheisg1 		sheisg seisge;
sheisge2
Comparative níos seisge
Superlative is seisge

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of seisg
radical lenition eclipsis
seisg sheisg
after an, tseisg 		not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish seisc, from Proto-Celtic *sexskā. Cognate with Irish seisc and Welsh hesg, and more distantly, English sedge and German Segge.

Pronunciation

Noun

seisg f (genitive singular seisge, plural seisgean)

  1. sedge

Mutation

Mutation of seisg
radical lenition
seisg sheisg
after "an", t-seisg

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “seisg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “seisg” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
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