múisc

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

múisc f (genitive singular múisce)

1. vomit; nausea, loathing

Declension

Declension of múisc (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative múisc vocative a mhúisc genitive múisce dative múisc forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mhúisc genitive na múisce dative leis an múisc don mhúisc

Derived terms

• múisc-chnó (“nux vomica”)
• múisceán (“groundswell”)
• múisciúil (“nauseating; dank, oppressive”)
• múscán (“spongy substance, sponge; ooze; mould”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of múisc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
múisc	mhúisc	not applicable

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