biseach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish bisech (“increase, addition”), from Old Irish bisex (“bissextile”), from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɪˈʃax/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪʃəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪʃa(h)/ === Noun === biseach m (genitive singular bisigh) intercalary day or year increase, addition improvement (especially with regard to health), recovery, recuperation Tá biseach mór air. ― He’s much better [after an illness]. (literally, “A great recovery is on him.”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “biseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 68 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “biseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “biseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “biseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN