ursain
Irish
Alternative forms
- ursa f
Etymology
From Middle Irish airsan, aursain, from Old Irish airsa (“door-post, jamb”).
Noun
ursain f (genitive singular ursaine or ursan, nominative plural ursaineacha or ursana or ursanacha)
- (architecture) doorpost, doorjamb
- (figuratively) prop, support
Declension
Declension of ursain
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ursain | n-ursain | hursain | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ursain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “airsa”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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