loiscneach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish loiscnech.

Adjective

loiscneach (genitive singular masculine loiscnigh, genitive singular feminine loiscní, plural loiscneacha, comparative loiscní)

Declension

Declension of loiscneach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	loiscneach	loiscneach	loiscneacha
Vocative	loiscnigh	loiscneach	loiscneacha
Genitive	loiscnigh	loiscní	loiscneacha	loiscneach
Dative	loiscneach	loiscneach; loiscnigh (archaic)	loiscneacha
Comparative	níos loiscní
Superlative	is loiscní

Noun

loiscneach m (genitive singular loiscnigh)

firing, firewood
caustic

Declension

Declension of loiscneach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	loiscneach
Vocative	a loiscnigh
Genitive	loiscnigh
Dative	loiscneach

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an loiscneach
Genitive	an loiscnigh
Dative	leis an loiscneach don loiscneach

Related terms

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loiscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loiscnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “loiscneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “loiscneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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