tuiscint

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish tuigsin (originally the dative of tuicse[1]) by metathesis and addition of a paragogic -t. (Compare feigsin → feiscint.)

Pronunciation

Noun

tuiscint f (genitive singular tuisceana)

  1. verbal noun of tuig
  2. understanding, comprehension, wisdom, discernment
  3. understanding, consideration, thoughtfulness
  4. appreciation
    Synonyms: breithiúnas, léirthuiscint
  5. awareness
    Synonyms: aithne, feasacht

Declension

Declension of tuiscint

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative tuiscint
Vocative a thuiscint
Genitive tuisceana
Dative tuiscint

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an tuiscint
Genitive na tuisceana
Dative leis an tuiscint

don tuiscint

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tuiscint thuiscint dtuiscint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 tuicse”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 230, page 116

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