seisc

Irish

Alternative forms

• seisg (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʃc/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish seisc, from Proto-Celtic *sex-skā, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognate with Welsh hesg.

Noun

seisc f (genitive singular seisce, nominative plural seiscí)

1. sedge

   Synonym: cíb

Declension

Declension of seisc (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seisc seiscí vocative a sheisc a sheiscí genitive seisce seiscí dative seisc seiscí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tseisc na seiscí genitive na seisce na seiscí dative leis an tseisc don tseisc leis na seiscí

Derived terms

• rísheisc f (“bur-reed”)

Related terms

• seascann

Etymology 2

Adjective

seisc (genitive singular masculine seisc, genitive singular feminine seisce, plural seisce, comparative seisce)

1. Alternative form of seasc (“barren”)

Declension

Declension of seisc

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	seisc	sheisc	seisce; sheisce2
vocative	sheisc		seisce
genitive		seisce	seisce	seisc
dative	seisc; sheisc1	sheisc	seisce; sheisce2
Comparative	níos seisce
Superlative	is seisce

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of seisc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seisc	sheisc after an, tseisc	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) “seisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN