nasc

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish nascaid (“binds, makes fast”, verb).

Verb

nasc (present analytic nascann, future analytic nascfaidh, verbal noun nascadh, past participle nasctha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. tie, bind; link, chain, tether, connect
2. (electronics) connect
3. (Internet) link
4. (sailing) seize

Conjugation

conjugation of nasc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	nascaim	nascann tú; nascair†	nascann sé, sí	nascaimid	nascann sibh	nascann siad; nascaid†	a nascann; a nascas	nasctar
	past	nasc mé; nascas	nasc tú; nascais	nasc sé, sí	nascamar; nasc muid	nasc sibh; nascabhair	nasc siad; nascadar	a nasc / ar nasc*	nascadh
	past habitual	nascainn	nasctá	nascadh sé, sí	nascaimis; nascadh muid	nascadh sibh	nascaidís; nascadh siad	a nascadh / a nascadh*	nasctaí
future		nascfaidh mé; nascfad	nascfaidh tú; nascfair†	nascfaidh sé, sí	nascfaimid; nascfaidh muid	nascfaidh sibh	nascfaidh siad; nascfaid†	a nascfaidh; a nascfas	nascfar
conditional		nascfainn	nascfá	nascfadh sé, sí	nascfaimis; nascfadh muid	nascfadh sibh	nascfaidís; nascfadh siad	a nascfadh / a nascfadh*	nascfaí
subjunctive	present	go nasca mé; go nascad†	go nasca tú; go nascair†	go nasca sé, sí	go nascaimid; go nasca muid	go nasca sibh	go nasca siad; go nascaid†	—	go nasctar
	past	dá nascainn	dá nasctá	dá nascadh sé, sí	dá nascaimis; dá nascadh muid	dá nascadh sibh	dá nascaidís; dá nascadh siad	—	dá nasctaí
imperative		nascaim	nasc	nascadh sé, sí	nascaimis	nascaigí; nascaidh†	nascaidís	—	nasctar
verbal noun		nascadh
past participle		nasctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• athnasc (“reclasp”, transitive verb)
• cónasc (“connection, conjunction”, verb)
• hipearnasc (“hyperlink”, verb)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish nasc (“fastening, tie, spancel, ring; legal term, bond, obligation”).

Noun

nasc m (genitive singular naisc, nominative plural naisc)

1. tie, tether
2. clasp, bond
3. (chemistry, physics) bond
4. (chemistry) linkage
5. (electronics) connection
6. (music) bind, tie
7. (Internet) link (hyperlink)

Declension

Declension of nasc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative nasc naisc vocative a naisc a nasca genitive naisc nasc dative nasc naisc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an nasc na naisc genitive an naisc na nasc dative leis an nasc don nasc leis na naisc

Derived terms

• ballnasc m (“ligament”)
• hipearnasc m (“hypernlink”)
• íosnasc m (“downlink”)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “naiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nasc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Verb

nasc

1. inflection of naște:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative