biseach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bisech (“increase, addition”), from Old Irish bisex (“bissextile”), from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”).

Pronunciation

Noun

biseach m (genitive singular bisigh)

  1. intercalary day or year
  2. increase, addition
  3. improvement (especially with regard to health), recovery, recuperation
    Tá biseach mór air.
    He’s much better [after an illness].

Declension
Declension of biseach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative biseach
Vocative a bhisigh
Genitive bisigh
Dative biseach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an biseach
Genitive an bhisigh
Dative leis an mbiseach

don bhiseach

Derived terms
  • an biseach fada (“the long surcease; death”)
  • bisigh (“improve”, verb)
  • bliain bhisigh (“leap year”)
  • lá bisigh (“intercalary day, leap day”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
biseach bhiseach mbiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “bisech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “bisex” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “biseaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • “improvement” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “recovery” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “recuperation” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • "biseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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