coiscthe

Irish

Alternative forms

• coiscithe, cosctha
• coisgthe (obsolete)

Participle

coiscthe

1. past participle of coisc

Adjective

coiscthe

1. forbidden

   Synonyms: crosta, toirmiscthe, faoi chosc

2. inhibitory

Declension

Declension of coiscthe

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	coiscthe	choiscthe	coiscthe; choiscthe²
Vocative	choiscthe		coiscthe
Genitive		coiscthe	coiscthe	coiscthe
Dative	coiscthe; choiscthe¹	choiscthe	coiscthe; choiscthe²
Comparative	níos coiscthe
Superlative	is coiscthe

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

Derived terms

• séasúr coiscthe (“close season”)

Noun

coiscthe

1. genitive singular of coisceadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coiscthe	choiscthe	gcoiscthe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “coiscthe”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Entries containing “coiscthe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “coiscthe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.