riasc

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *rēskos, which could be related to English rush and Latin ruscum (butcher's broom).[2] Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (to set in motion, stir, move).[3]

Noun[edit]

riasc m (genitive singular réisc, nominative plural riasca)

  1. marsh, fen, moor
    Synonym: bogach

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References[edit]

  1. ^ riasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “riasg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “326-32”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 326-32


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