éasca

See also: easca, eascã, and -ească

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɑ̯skə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːsˠkə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éscae (compare Manx eayst).

Noun

éasca m (genitive singular éasca)

1. moon

Declension

Declension of éasca (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éasca vocative a éasca genitive éasca dative éasca forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-éasca genitive an éasca dative leis an éasca don éasca

Synonyms

• gealach

Related terms

• éascaí (“lunar”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish éscaid (“prompt, willing, alert, quick, eager; speedy, swift”).

Adjective

éasca

1. swift, nimble; free, fluent, easy; ready, prompt

   Synonym: pras

Derived terms

• éascaigh (“make easy; hurry, expedite”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

éasca

1. vocative plural of éasc

Mutation

Mutated forms of éasca

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éasca	n-éasca	héasca	t-éasca

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.