nasc

See also: naść

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish nascaid (“binds, makes fast”, verb).

Verb

nasc (present analytic nascann, future analytic nascfaidh, verbal noun nascadh, past participle nasctha) (ambitransitive)

1. tie, bind; link, chain, tether, connect
2. (electronics) connect
3. (Internet) link
4. (sailing) seize

Conjugation

conjugation of nasc (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	nascadh
past participle	nasctha
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	nascaim	nascann tú; nascair†	nascann sé, sí	nascaimid	nascann sibh	nascann siad; nascaid†	a nascann; a nascas	nasctar
past	nasc mé; nascas	nasc tú; nascais	nasc sé, sí	nascamar; nasc muid	nasc sibh; nascabhair	nasc siad; nascadar	a nasc / ar nasc*	nascadh
past habitual	nascainn	nasctá	nascadh sé, sí	nascaimis; nascadh muid	nascadh sibh	nascaidís; nascadh siad	a nascadh / a nascadh*	nasctaí
future	nascfaidh mé; nascfad	nascfaidh tú; nascfair†	nascfaidh sé, sí	nascfaimid; nascfaidh muid	nascfaidh sibh	nascfaidh siad; nascfaid†	a nascfaidh; a nascfas	nascfar
conditional	nascfainn	nascfá	nascfadh sé, sí	nascfaimis; nascfadh muid	nascfadh sibh	nascfaidís; nascfadh siad	a nascfadh / a nascfadh*	nascfaí
subjunctive
present	go nasca mé; go nascad†	go nasca tú; go nascair†	go nasca sé, sí	go nascaimid; go nasca muid	go nasca sibh	go nasca siad; go nascaid†	—	go nasctar
past	dá nascainn	dá nasctá	dá nascadh sé, sí	dá nascaimis; dá nascadh muid	dá nascadh sibh	dá nascaidís; dá nascadh siad	—	dá nasctaí
imperative
–	nascaim	nasc	nascadh sé, sí	nascaimis	nascaigí; nascaidh†	nascaidís	—	nasctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• athnasc (“reclasp”, transitive verb)
• cónasc (“connection, conjunction”, verb)
• hipearnasc (“hyperlink”, verb)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish nasc (“fastening, tie, spancel, ring; legal term, bond, obligation”).

Noun

nasc m (genitive singular naisc, nominative plural naisc)

1. tie, tether
2. clasp, bond
3. (chemistry, physics) bond
4. (chemistry) linkage
5. (electronics) connection
6. (music) bind, tie
7. (Internet) link (hyperlink)

Declension

Declension of nasc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative nasc naisc vocative a naisc a nasca genitive naisc nasc dative nasc naisc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an nasc na naisc genitive an naisc na nasc dative leis an nasc don nasc leis na naisc

Derived terms

• ballnasc m (“ligament”)
• hipearnasc m (“hypernlink”)
• íosnasc m (“downlink”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “naiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nasc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Verb

nasc

1. inflection of naște:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative