piseog
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪʃəʊɡ/
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish piseóc (“charm, witchcraft”), probably borrowed from Latin pyxis (“medicine box”).[1]
Noun
piseog f (genitive singular piseoige, nominative plural piseoga)
- superstition, belief
- (in plural) superstition(s), superstitious practices
- spell, charm, medicine
Declension
Declension of piseog
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cailleach phiseog
- piseogach
- piseogacht
- piseogaí
Descendants
- → English: piseog
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| piseog | phiseog | bpiseog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “piseog”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page piseach
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “piseog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “piseóc, (pisóc)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “piseog” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “piseog” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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