fleasgach

== Irish == === Noun === fleasgach m (genitive singular fleasgaigh, nominative plural fleasgaigh) superseded spelling of fleascach ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === fleasgach (genitive singular masculine fleasgaigh, genitive singular feminine fleasgaighe, plural fleasgacha, comparative fleasgaighe) superseded spelling of fleascach ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish flescach (“lad under 17, whose weapon was a rod or wand rather than a spear”). By surface analysis, fleasg (“wand”) +‎ -ach. Cognate with Irish fleascach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfles̪kəx/ === Noun === fleasgach m (genitive and plural fleasgaich) bachelor squire best man (archaic) stripling, young man, youth ==== Synonyms ==== (bachelor): seana-ghille === References ===