piseog

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Irish. Doublet of box, pyx, and pyxis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪʃəʊɡ/

Noun

piseog (plural piseogs)

  1. (Ireland) An evil spell; a curse.

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish piseóc (charm, witchcraft), probably borrowed from Latin pyxis (medicine box).[1]

Noun

piseog f (genitive singular piseoige, nominative plural piseoga)

  1. superstition, belief
    1. (in the plural) superstition(s), superstitious practices
  2. spell, charm, medicine

Declension

Derived terms

  • cailleach phiseog
  • piseogach
  • piseogacht
  • piseogaí

Descendants

  • English: piseog

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
piseog phiseog bpiseog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “piseog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page piseach

Further reading

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