naoscach

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• naosgach (superseded)

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

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

naoscach f (genitive singular naoscaí, nominative plural naoscacha)

1. snipe (bird of the family Scolopacidae)

• “naoscach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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