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cosc
cosc
Irish
Noun
cosc m (genitive singular coisc, as verbal noun coiscthe)
- verbal noun of coisc
- check, restraint; prevention, prohibition
Declension
(as regular noun):
Declension of cosc
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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(as verbal noun):
Declension of cosc
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- coscadh m
Derived terms
- gan chosc (“unchecked, unrestrained”)
- gan chosc gan cheangal (“without let or hindrance”)
Etymology 2
Verb
cosc
- Alternative form of coisc (“check, stop; prevent, restrain; brake; freeze”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cosc | chosc | gcosc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cosc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- coscc
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kosk/
Noun
cosc n (genitive coisge)
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| cosc | chosc | cosc pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cosc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.