mescc

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *miskos, from Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ- (to mix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲesk/

Adjective

mescc

  1. drunk, intoxicated
  2. mixed, confused

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mescc mescc mescc
Vocative meisc*
mescc**
Accusative mescc meisc
Genitive meisc meisce meisc
Dative mescc meisc mescc
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative meisc mescca
Vocative mesccu
mescca
Accusative mesccu
mescca
Genitive mescc
Dative mesccaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
mescc
also mmescc after a proclitic
mescc
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
mescc
also mmescc after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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