eiscir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish escir (“ridge, elevation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃcəɾʲ/

Noun

eiscir f (genitive singular eascrach, nominative plural eascracha)

1. esker, glacial ridge

Declension

Declension of eiscir (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eiscir eascracha vocative a eiscir a eascracha genitive eascrach eascracha dative eiscir eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) eascracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an eiscir na heascracha genitive na heascrach na n-eascracha dative leis an eiscir leis an eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) don eiscir don eascraigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na heascracha

Descendants

• → English: esker

Mutation

Mutated forms of eiscir

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eiscir	n-eiscir	heiscir	not applicable

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “escir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eiscir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 286
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eiscir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN