gaiscíocht

Irish

Etymology

From gaisce +‎ -íocht. Compare gaiscíoch (“man of prowess; warrior, hero”), from Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”).

Noun

gaiscíocht f (genitive singular gaiscíochta)

1. feat(s) of prowess (in arms); bravery, heroism

Declension

Declension of gaiscíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gaiscíocht vocative a ghaiscíocht genitive gaiscíochta dative gaiscíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghaiscíocht genitive na gaiscíochta dative leis an ngaiscíocht don ghaiscíocht

Synonyms

• (heroism): gaisciúlacht

Related terms

• gaiscíoch m (“man of prowess (in arms); warrior, hero; boaster”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaiscíocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gaiscíocht	ghaiscíocht	ngaiscíocht

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaiscíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN