gaiste

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaisde, guiste (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʃtʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæʃtʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish goiste.

Noun

gaiste m (genitive singular gaiste, nominative plural gaistí)

1. noose, snare, trap

   Synonyms: dol, súil ribe

2. (figurative) pitfall

Declension

Declension of gaiste (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gaiste gaistí vocative a ghaiste a ghaistí genitive gaiste gaistí dative gaiste gaistí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gaiste na gaistí genitive an ghaiste na ngaistí dative leis an ngaiste don ghaiste leis na gaistí

Derived terms

• gaistigh (“trap, ensnare”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

gaiste

1. (nonstandard) comparative degree of gasta

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaiste

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gaiste	ghaiste	ngaiste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN