mósáic

See also: mosaic and Mosaic

Irish

Etymology

From English, from Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin mūsēum, mūsaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːsˠɑːc/

Noun

mósáic f (genitive singular mósáice)

1. mosaic

Declension

Declension of mósáic (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mósáic vocative a mhósáic genitive mósáice dative mósáic forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mhósáic genitive na mósáice dative leis an mósáic don mhósáic

Derived terms

• fótamósáic

Mutation

Mutated forms of mósáic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mósáic	mhósáic	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mósáic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mósáic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mósáic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024