"seasc" meaning in Irish

See seasc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃasˠk/
Etymology: From Old Irish sesc, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos. Cognate with Manx shast and Scottish Gaelic seasg. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|sesc}} Old Irish sesc, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*siskʷos}} Proto-Celtic *siskʷos, {{cog|gv|shast}} Manx shast, {{cog|gd|seasg}} Scottish Gaelic seasg Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|seasc|genitive singular feminine|seisce||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|seasca||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|seisce|||head=|var=}} seasc (genitive singular masculine seasc, genitive singular feminine seisce, plural seasca, comparative seisce), {{ga-adj|comp=seisce|gsf=seisce|gsm=~|pl=~a}} seasc (genitive singular masculine seasc, genitive singular feminine seisce, plural seasca, comparative seisce) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: seasc [genitive, masculine, singular], seisce [feminine, genitive, singular], seasca [plural], seisce [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], seasc [error-unrecognized-form], sheasc [lenition], tseasc [lenition], - [eclipsis], seisc [alternative], seasg [alternative], seisg [alternative]
  1. barren, infertile, sterile (of places and animals, not usually of people) Synonyms (barren, infertile, sterile): aimrid, neamhthorthúil
    Sense id: en-seasc-ga-adj-wdyr6uaO Disambiguation of 'barren, infertile, sterile': 85 6 3 4 2
  2. (biology) neuter (having no or imperfectly developed sex organs)
    Sense id: en-seasc-ga-adj-jDQafUuX Categories (other): Biology, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 23 49 13 3 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 70 5 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 61 3 0 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. dry (unable to produce liquid) Synonyms (dry): tirim
    Sense id: en-seasc-ga-adj-hGCa1HML Disambiguation of 'dry': 0 0 100 0 0
  4. unproductive, unfruitful Synonyms (unproductive, unfruitful): neamhthorthúil
    Sense id: en-seasc-ga-adj-LM1rIEzN Disambiguation of 'unproductive, unfruitful': 2 2 1 95 1
  5. (dated) unwed Tags: dated Synonyms (unwed): díomhaoin, neamhphósta
    Sense id: en-seasc-ga-adj-daHEDC6x Disambiguation of 'unwed': 2 4 2 1 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: neodrach [neuter] Derived forms: géim bó seisce (english: great cry and little wool; lowing of a dry cow) [literally], seascach, seascachán, seascacht, seascra, seisce

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "english": "great cry and little wool; lowing of a dry cow",
      "tags": [
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      "translation": "great cry and little wool; lowing of a dry cow",
      "word": "géim bó seisce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seascach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seascachán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seascacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seascra"
    },
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      "form": "seasc",
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        "masculine",
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "tseasc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "seisc",
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      ]
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      "form": "seasg",
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          "word": "neamhthorthúil"
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        {
          "_dis": "27 61 3 0 8",
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          "english": "a neuter bee",
          "text": "beach sheasc",
          "translation": "a neuter bee",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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      ],
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          "english": "a dry well and a dry cow",
          "text": "tobar seasc agus bó sheasc",
          "translation": "a dry well and a dry cow",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dry (unable to produce liquid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-seasc-ga-adj-hGCa1HML",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "dry",
          "word": "tirim"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "unproductive"
        ],
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          "unfruitful",
          "unfruitful"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 1 95 1",
          "sense": "unproductive, unfruitful",
          "word": "neamhthorthúil"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "unwed"
      ],
      "id": "en-seasc-ga-adj-daHEDC6x",
      "links": [
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          "unwed",
          "unwed"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) unwed"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 2 1 91",
          "sense": "unwed",
          "word": "díomhaoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 2 1 91",
          "sense": "unwed",
          "word": "neamhphósta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃasˠk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "neodrach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seasc"
}
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    "Irish lemmas",
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    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "english": "great cry and little wool; lowing of a dry cow",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "great cry and little wool; lowing of a dry cow",
      "word": "géim bó seisce"
    },
    {
      "word": "seascach"
    },
    {
      "word": "seascachán"
    },
    {
      "word": "seascacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "seascra"
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    {
      "word": "seisce"
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        "masculine",
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      "form": "seisce",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tseasc",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
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      "form": "seisc",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "seasg",
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      ]
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      "form": "seisg",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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          "english": "a neuter bee",
          "text": "beach sheasc",
          "translation": "a neuter bee",
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      ],
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          "neuter",
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
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          "english": "a dry well and a dry cow",
          "text": "tobar seasc agus bó sheasc",
          "translation": "a dry well and a dry cow",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dry (unable to produce liquid)"
      ],
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    },
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        "unproductive, unfruitful"
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          "unfruitful",
          "unfruitful"
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      "glosses": [
        "unwed"
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        "(dated) unwed"
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      "ipa": "/ʃasˠk/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "barren, infertile, sterile",
      "word": "aimrid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "barren, infertile, sterile",
      "word": "neamhthorthúil"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "neodrach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "dry",
      "word": "tirim"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unproductive, unfruitful",
      "word": "neamhthorthúil"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unwed",
      "word": "díomhaoin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unwed",
      "word": "neamhphósta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seasc"
}

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