seisg

Irish

Noun

seisg f (genitive singular seisge, nominative plural seisgí)

1. Superseded spelling of seisc (“sedge”).

Declension

Declension of seisg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seisg seisgí vocative a sheisg a sheisgí genitive seisge seisgí dative seisg seisgí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tseisg na seisgí genitive na seisge na seisgí dative leis an tseisg don tseisg leis na seisgí

Adjective

seisg (genitive singular masculine seisg, genitive singular feminine seisge, plural seisge, comparative seisge)

1. (superseded) Alternative form of seasc (“barren”)

Declension

Declension of seisg

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	seisg	sheisg	seisge; sheisge2
vocative	sheisg		seisge
genitive		seisge	seisge	seisg
dative	seisg; sheisg1	sheisg	seisge; sheisge2
Comparative	níos seisge
Superlative	is seisge

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 seisg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seisg	sheisg after an, tseisg	not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• seasg

Etymology

From Middle Irish seisc, from Proto-Celtic *sexskā. Cognate with Irish seisc and Welsh hesg, and more distantly, English sedge and German Segge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeʃkʲ/

Noun

seisg f (genitive singular seisge, plural seisgean)

1. sedge

Mutation

Mutation of seisg

radical	lenition
seisg	sheisg after "an", t-seisg

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seisg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• “seisg” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.