béascna

Irish

Alternative forms

• béascnaíocht

Etymology

From béas (“custom”)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “never heard of a suffix -cna”)

Noun

béascna f (genitive singular béascna, nominative plural béascnaí)

1. mode of conduct; custom, usage
2. culture

Declension

Declension of béascna (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative béascna béascnaí vocative a bhéascna a bhéascnaí genitive béascna béascnaí dative béascna béascnaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhéascna na béascnaí genitive na béascna na mbéascnaí dative leis an mbéascna don bhéascna leis na béascnaí

Synonyms

• béasa

Derived terms

• débhéascna

Mutation

Mutated forms of béascna

radical	lenition	eclipsis
béascna	bhéascna	mbéascna

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) “béascna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ceremony”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025