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

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

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