Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəsˠkɑːnˠ/[2]
Etymology 1
From luasc + -án.
Noun
luascán m (genitive singular luascáin, nominative plural luascáin)
- swing (a hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing)
- swinging, swaying, rocking
- oscillation
- rocker (curved piece of wood)
Declension
Declension of luascán (first declension)
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Derived terms
- bád luascáin (“swingboat”)
- capall luascáin (“rocking horse”)
- cathaoir luascáin (“rocking chair”)
- cliabhán luascáin (“swing cot”)
- leaba luascáin (“hammock”)
- luascánach
- maide luascáin (“trapeze”)
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “luascán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 680; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúascán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
Noun
luascán m (genitive singular luascáin, nominative plural luascáin)
- alternative form of loscann
Declension
Declension of luascán (first declension)
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References
- ^ “luascán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 182
- ^ “luascán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy