naoscach

Irish

Alternative forms

• naosc, naosca, naoscán, naoscann
• naosgach (superseded)

Etymology

From older naosca (from Old Irish naíscu) + -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠeːsˠkəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːsˠkəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːsˠka(h)/

Noun

naoscach f (genitive singular naoscaí, nominative plural naoscacha)

1. snipe (bird of the family Scolopacidae)

Declension

Declension of naoscach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative naoscach naoscacha vocative a naoscach a naoscacha genitive naoscaí naoscach dative naoscach naoscaigh (archaic, dialectal) naoscacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an naoscach na naoscacha genitive na naoscaí na naoscach dative leis an naoscach leis an naoscaigh (archaic, dialectal) don naoscach don naoscaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na naoscacha

Further reading

• “naoscach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “naescu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “naoscaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 508
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naoscach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN