alaisceach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

alaisceach f (genitive singular alaiscí, nominative plural alaisceacha)

1. big strong woman

   Synonym: alaisceach mná

Declension

Declension of alaisceach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative alaisceach alaisceacha Vocative a alaisceach a alaisceacha Genitive alaiscí alaisceach Dative alaisceach alaisceacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an alaisceach na halaisceacha Genitive na halaiscí na n-alaisceach Dative leis an alaisceach don alaisceach leis na halaisceacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alaisceach	n-alaisceach	halaisceach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alaisceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN