eascaine

== Irish == === Alternative forms === eascain === Etymology === From Old Irish escaine (“malediction, cursing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈasˠkənʲə/ === Noun === eascaine f (genitive singular eascaine, nominative plural eascainí) imprecation; swear-word, curse Synonym: mallacht Antonym: beannacht ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eascaine a rá (“to utter an imprecation”) eascaine a chur, a dhéanamh, ar (dhuine) (“to curse, swear, at (someone)”) eascainigh (“curse, swear”, verb) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “eascaine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “escaine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “eascaine”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “eascaine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22