gaiscíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaisceadhach, gaiscidheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”), from gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”) + -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ɡaʃˈciːx]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaʃciːx]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaʃcix]

Noun

gaiscíoch m (genitive singular gaiscígh, nominative plural gaiscígh)

1. man of prowess (in arms); hero, warrior

   Synonyms: curadh, laoch

2. boaster

   Synonym: gaisceoir

Declension

Declension of gaiscíoch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gaiscíoch gaiscígh Vocative a ghaiscígh a ghaiscíocha Genitive gaiscígh gaiscíoch Dative gaiscíoch gaiscígh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaiscíoch na gaiscígh Genitive an ghaiscígh na ngaiscíoch Dative leis an ngaiscíoch don ghaiscíoch leis na gaiscígh

Derived terms

• banghaiscíoch

Related terms

• gaiscíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaiscíoch	ghaiscíoch	ngaiscíoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaiscíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gaiscedach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gaiscíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gaiscíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024