uisce
Irish
Alternative forms
- uisge (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪʃcɪ/, [ˈɪʃk̟ɪ]
Noun
uisce m (genitive singular uisce, nominative plural uiscí)
Declension
Declension of uisce
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aimsitheoir uisce m (“water-diviner”)
- buabhall uisce m (“water buffalo”)
- clóiséad uisce m (“water closet”)
- eireaball capaill uisce m, scuab eich uisce f (“water horsetail”)
- leithreas uisce m (“water-closet”)
- madra uisce m (“otter”)
- mealbhacán uisce m (“watermelon”)
- píbín uisce m (“pipewort”)
- poc uisce m (“waterbuck”)
- póló uisce m (“water polo”)
- príomhphíobán uisce m (“water main”)
- seaicéad uisce m (“water-jacket”)
- timthriall an uisce m (“water cycle, hydrological cycle”)
- túr uisce m (“water-tower”)
- uisce beatha m (“whiskey”)
- uiscechlár m (“water table”)
- uisce crua m (“hard water”)
- uiscedhíonach (“waterproof”, adjective)
- uisce-obach (“watertight”, adjective)
- uisceshaothrú m (“aquaculture”)
- uisce sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
- uiscigh (“water”, verb)
Descendants
- → English: whiskey
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uisce | n-uisce | huisce | t-uisce |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "uisce" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “uisce”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “uisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “uisce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈusʲkʲe/
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- bodar-uisce m (literally “deaf water”)
- fíruisce m (“spring-water”)
- uisceán m (“pool”)
- uisce bruithe m (“broth”)
- uiscech (“pertaining to water, watery”, adjective)
- uisce coisrectha m (“holy water”)
- uisce comnaidi m (“stagnant water”)
- uisce eorna m (“barley water”)
- uisce ernaigde m (“water of prayer, holy water”)
- uisce ferthana m (“rain water”)
- uisce imill m (literally “water of the edge”)
- uisce innalta m, uisce innlaid m (“water for washing”)
- uisce lám m (“water in which the hands are washed”)
- uisce-lestar (“water-pot”)
- uiscemail (“watery; damp”, adjective)
- uisce mela m (“honey water”)
- uisce móna m (“bog water”)
- uisce nádúrtha m (“plain water”)
- uisce oiffrind m (“water for mass”)
- uisce óil m (“drinking water”)
- uisce retha m (“running water”)
- uisce rosa m (“rose water”)
- uisce saillte m (“salt water”)
- uisce tibrat m (“well water”)
- uiscide (“like water, watery, aqueous”, adjective)
Related terms
- uiscemlacht f (“wateriness, damp”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| uisce | unchanged | n-uisce |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “uisce”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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