coiscthe

Irish

Alternative forms

• coiscithe, cosctha
• coisgthe (obsolete)

Participle

coiscthe

1. past participle of coisc

Adjective

coiscthe

1. forbidden

   Synonyms: crosta, toirmiscthe, faoi chosc

2. inhibitory

Declension

Declension of coiscthe

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	coiscthe	choiscthe	coiscthe; choiscthe2
vocative	choiscthe		coiscthe
genitive		coiscthe	coiscthe	coiscthe
dative	coiscthe; choiscthe1	choiscthe	coiscthe; choiscthe2
Comparative	níos coiscthe
Superlative	is coiscthe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• séasúr coiscthe (“close season”)

Noun

coiscthe

1. genitive singular of coisceadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of coiscthe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coiscthe	choiscthe	gcoiscthe

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

Further reading

• “coiscthe”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coiscthe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “coiscthe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024