gaiscedach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gaisced +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɕkʲəðəx/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɕkʲəɣəx/

Noun

gaiscedach m (genitive gaiscedaig, nominative plural gaiscedaig)

1. one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion

Descendants

• Irish: gaiscíoch
• Scottish Gaelic: gaisgeach

Adjective

gaiscedach

1. valiant, martial, skilled in arms

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gaiscedach	gaiscedach pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngaiscedach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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