neascóid
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish nescóit.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic neasgaid and Manx askaid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neascóid f (genitive singular neascóide, nominative plural neascóidí or neascóideacha)
- boil (accumulation of pus), abscess
- Synonym: easpa
- tormentor, cantankerous person
Declension
[edit]Declension of neascóid
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: neascóideacha[4]
Derived terms
[edit]- neascóid chléibh (“breast abscess; grievous disappointment”)
References
[edit]- ^ “neascóid”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neascóid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neascóid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN