neascóid

Irish

Alternative forms
  • neasgóid (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish nescóit.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic neasgaid and Manx askaid.

Pronunciation

Noun

neascóid f (genitive singular neascóide, nominative plural neascóidí or neascóideacha)

  1. boil (accumulation of pus), abscess
    Synonym: easpa
  2. tormentor, cantankerous person

Declension
Declension of neascóid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neascóid neascóidí
Vocative a neascóid a neascóidí
Genitive neascóide neascóidí
Dative neascóid neascóidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an neascóid na neascóidí
Genitive na neascóide na neascóidí
Dative leis an neascóid

don neascóid

 leis na neascóidí
  • Alternative plural: neascóideacha[4]

Derived terms
  • neascóid chléibh (“breast abscess; grievous disappointment”)

References
  1. “neascóid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
  4. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neascóid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515

Further reading
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