aiseag

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aisec (act of restoring, giving back; restitution, restoration; a purge, vomit).

Pronunciation

Noun

aiseag m (genitive as substantive aisig, genitive as verbal noun aiseagtha)

  1. verbal noun of aisig
  2. restoration, restitution
  3. vomit, emetic
  4. (finance) returns

Declension

As substantive
As verbal noun

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aiseag n-aiseag haiseag t-aiseag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aisec (act of restoring, giving back; restitution, restoration; a purge, vomit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʃək/

Noun

aiseag m (genitive singular aiseig, plural aiseagan)

  1. ferry
    thèid mi a-null thar an aiseigI'll go over on the ferry
  2. deliverance
  3. return
  4. vomit

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aiseag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aisec”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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