fáisc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish and Old Irish fáiscid, from Proto-Celtic *wed-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (to lead, thrust, urge, press), distantly related to feidid (to bring).

Pronunciation

Verb

fáisc (present analytic fáisceann, future analytic fáiscfidh, verbal noun fáscadh, past participle fáiscthe)

  1. to squeeze, compress
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 198:
      Do riug sé lomabharróg uirthi agus d’fháisc le n‑a chroidhe í agus do thug deocha póg di: “Tá an méid sin déanta go h‑anamhaith agat, a Mháire”, ar seisean.
      He gave her a tight hug and squeezed her to his heart and gave her a somethering of kisses: “You have done so much very well, Máire,” he said.
  2. to wring, press
  3. to bind closely, tighten
  4. to extort
  5. (with ar) to dress oneself hurriedly
  6. (with ar) to press on, towards, attack
  7. (sailing) to brace

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fáisc fháisc bhfáisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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