gaisce

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʃcɪ/

Noun

gaisce m (genitive singular gaisce, nominative plural gaiscí)

  1. arms, weapons; martial equipment
  2. feat of arms; prowess (in arms)
  3. boasting, bravado; showing off, swank

Declension
Declension of gaisce

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gaisce gaiscí
Vocative a ghaisce a ghaiscí
Genitive gaisce gaiscí
Dative gaisce gaiscí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gaisce na gaiscí
Genitive an ghaisce na ngaiscí
Dative leis an ngaisce

don ghaisce

 leis na gaiscí

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • "gaisce" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “gaisced” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “gaisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “gaisce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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