íocshláinte

See also: ìocshlainte

Irish

Alternative forms

  • íocshláinnte, íoc-shláinnte, íoc-shláinte (superseded)

Etymology

From íoc (“healing”) +‎ sláinte (“health”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìocshlaint.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiəklˠaːn̠ʲtʲə/[1]

Noun

íocshláinte f (genitive singular íocshláinte)

  1. balsam, (healing) balm
  2. health restorer

Declension

Declension of íocshláinte (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative íocshláinte
vocative a íocshláinte
genitive íocshláinte
dative íocshláinte
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an íocshláinte
genitive na híocshláinte
dative leis an íocshláinte
don íocshláinte

Derived terms

  • íocshláinteach

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of íocshláinte
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
íocshláinte n-íocshláinte híocshláinte not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 230

Further reading

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