piseog

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Irish. Doublet of box, pyx, and pyxis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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piseog (plural piseogs)

  1. (Ireland) An evil spell; a curse.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish piseóc (charm, witchcraft), probably borrowed from Latin pyxis (medicine box).[1]

Noun

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piseog f (genitive singular piseoige, nominative plural piseoga)

  1. superstition, belief
    1. (in the plural) superstition(s), superstitious practices
  2. spell, charm, medicine

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: piseog

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
piseog phiseog bpiseog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “piseog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page piseach

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