ailse

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈæl̠ʲʃə/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish aillsiu f (“sore, tumour, abscess, canker”). ==== Noun ==== ailse f (genitive singular ailse, nominative plural ailsí) (medicine, pathology) cancer ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== aillse (superseded) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aillis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 11 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ailse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ailse”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “ailse”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ailse f (genitive singular ailseach, nominative plural ailseacha) synonym of gailseach (“earwig”) ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References ===