béascna

Irish

Alternative forms

béascnaíocht

Etymology

From béas (“custom”)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “never heard of a suffix -cna”)

Noun

béascna f (genitive singular béascna, nominative plural béascnaí)

mode of conduct; custom, usage
culture

Declension

Declension of béascna (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	béascna	béascnaí
vocative	a bhéascna	a bhéascnaí
genitive	béascna	béascnaí
dative	béascna	béascnaí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an bhéascna	na béascnaí
genitive	na béascna	na mbéascnaí
dative	leis an mbéascna don bhéascna	leis na béascnaí

Synonyms

béasa

Derived terms

débhéascna

Mutation

Mutated forms of *béascna*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
béascna	bhéascna	mbéascna

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