eiscir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish escir (“ridge, elevation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃcəɾʲ/

Noun

eiscir f (genitive singular eascrach, nominative plural eascracha)

1. esker, glacial ridge

Declension

Declension of eiscir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eiscir eascracha Vocative a eiscir a eascracha Genitive eascrach eascracha Dative eiscir eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) eascracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eiscir na heascracha Genitive na heascrach na n-eascracha Dative leis an eiscir leis an eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) don eiscir don eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na heascracha

Descendants

• → English: esker

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eiscir	n-eiscir	heiscir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “escir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eiscir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 286
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eiscir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN