lesc
Old Irish
Etymology
Stifter reconstructs Proto-Celtic *leg-sk-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie physically”).
Adjective
lesc
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lesc | lesc | lesc |
| vocative | leisc* lesc** | ||
| accusative | lesc | leisc | |
| genitive | leisc | lescae | leisc |
| dative | lesc | leisc | lesc |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | leisc | lesca | |
| vocative | lescu lesca† | ||
| accusative | lescu lesca† | ||
| genitive | lesc | ||
| dative | lescaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| lesc also llesc in h-prothesis environments |
lesc pronounced with /lʲ-/ |
lesc also llesc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lesc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language