naoscach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === naosc, naosca, naoscán, naoscann naosgach (superseded) === Etymology === From older naosca (from Old Irish naíscu) + -ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠeːsˠkəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːsˠkəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːsˠka(h)/ === Noun === naoscach f (genitive singular naoscaí, nominative plural naoscacha) snipe (bird of the family Scolopacidae) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “naoscach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “naescu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “naoscaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 508 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “naoscach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN