rúisc

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish *rúiscid (to strip the bark from), from Old Irish rúsc (bark). Compare Scottish Gaelic rùisg.

Verb

rúisc (present analytic rúisceann, future analytic rúiscfidh, verbal noun rúscadh, past participle rúiscthe)

  1. to poke (stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning), stir up
    Synonym: corraigh suas
    An rúisc tú an ghríosach?Rúisceas.
    Did you poke the embers? — I did.
  2. to decorticate, shell, strip
    Synonyms: snamh, scillig, scamh
  3. to trounce (beat severely)
    Synonym: gread
Conjugation

Alternative verbal nouns: rúisceadh, rúisceáil

Alternative forms

Noun

rúisc

  1. inflection of rúsc:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Further reading

Alternative forms

Noun

rúisc f (genitive singular rúisce, nominative plural rúisceanna)

  1. volley, fusillade
  2. discharge (act of firing a projectile)
  3. large object or person
Declension
Derived terms
  • rúisceachán

Further reading

References

  1. rúisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. rúisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Old Irish

Noun

rúisc

  1. vocative/genitive singular of rúsc

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
rúisc
also rrúisc after a proclitic
rúisc
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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