Cáisc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cásc, from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא‎ (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח‎ (pesaḥ).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɑːʃc/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /kæːʃc/

Proper noun

Cáisc f (genitive Cásca, nominative plural Cáisceanna)

Easter

Declension

Declension of Cáisc

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Cáisc	Cáisceanna
Vocative	a Cháisc	a Cháisceanna
Genitive	Cásca	Cáisceanna
Dative	Cáisc	Cáisceanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an Cháisc	na Cáisceanna
Genitive	na Cásca	na gCáisceanna
Dative	leis an gCáisc don Cháisc	leis na Cáisceanna

Derived terms

Aimsir na Cásca (“Eastertide”)
Beannachtaí na Cásca ort
Bigil na Cásca (“Easter Vigil”)
Cáisc na nGiúdach (“Passover”)
coinín na Cásca (“Easter bunny”)
Domhnach Cásca (“Easter Sunday”)
Éirí Amach na Cásca (“the Easter Rising”)
lile na Cásca (“Easter lily”)
Luan Cásca (“Easter Monday”)
lus na Cásca (“pasque-flower”)
Mion-Cháisc (“Low Sunday”)
Satharn Cásca (“Holy Saturday”)
Seachtain na Cásca (“Easter Week”)
Seachtain na Cásca (“Easter Week”)
tine Chásca (“paschal fire”)
Uan Cásca (“paschal lamb”)
ubh Chásca

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cáisc	Cháisc	gCáisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Cáisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “Cáisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Cáisc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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