seisc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seisc.[1] Cognate with Welsh hesg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛʃc/

Noun

seisc f (genitive singular seisce, nominative plural seiscí)

  1. sedge
    Synonym: cíb

Declension
Declension of seisc

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative seisc seiscí
Vocative a sheisc a sheiscí
Genitive seisce seiscí
Dative seisc seiscí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tseisc na seiscí
Genitive na seisce na seiscí
Dative leis an tseisc

don tseisc

 leis na seiscí

Derived terms
  • rísheisc f (“bur-reed”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
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.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 seisc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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