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rúsc

rúsc

Irish

Noun

rúsc m (genitive singular rúisc, nominative plural rúisc)

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. vessel made of bark
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

rúsc (present analytic rúscann, future analytic rúscfaidh, verbal noun rúscadh, past participle rúscthe)

  1. Alternative form of rúisc (bark, strip, shell; poke, stir, shake; beat, pelt, trounce)
Conjugation

References

  • "rúsc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • rúsc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rūsklo- (compare Welsh rhisgl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruːsk/

Noun

rúsc m (genitive rúisc, no plural)

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. basket
  3. covering

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
rúsc
also rrúsc after a proclitic
rúsc
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
rúsc
also rrúsc after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • rúsc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.