écsamail

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• écsamil

Etymology

From é- (“un-”) +‎ cosmail (“similar, like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɡsəβ̃əlʲ/

Adjective

écsamail

1. different, dissimilar, distinct
2. strange, uncommon, peculiar, surprising
3. matchless, unique, excellent, admirable

Derived terms

• écsamalta
• écsamlae
• écsamlus

Related terms

• écsamlus

Descendants

• Irish: éagsúil
• ⇒ Irish: éagsamhalta
• ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: eugsamhlaich, eugsamhlachd

Mutation

Mutation of écsamail

radical	lenition	nasalization
écsamail	unchanged	n-écsamail

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “écsamail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language