arcu

See also: arcú

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin arcus. Compare Romanian arc.

Noun

arcu n (plural arcuri or artsi/artse)

  1. bow (weapon)

Synonyms

  • duxar

See also

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾku/, [ˈaɾ.ku]
  • Rhymes: -aɾku
  • Hyphenation: ar‧cu

Noun

arcu m (plural arcos)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. (music) bow (used to play instruments)
  3. (geometry) arc
  4. (architecture) arch

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

arcū

  1. ablative singular of arcus

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸarsketi, cognate to Welsh erchi and more distantly Latin posco. Other forms of this verb mainly survive in derivatives formed with com-; see Related terms for these.

Verb

arcu

  1. I beseech

Usage notes

  • Arcu is almost always used with the fossilized noun fuin (cognate to Latin venia) as its direct object. The beseeched person is indicated by prepositional constructions with either imm or do.

Inflection

All inflections except the first-person singular present absolute were already lost by Old Irish times.

Further reading

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾku/
  • Hyphenation: àr‧cu

Noun

arcu m (plural archi)

  1. (weapon) bow
  2. (music) bow
  3. (geometry) arc
  4. (architecture) arch

Derived terms

  • arcu di Nuè
  • arcubbalenu

See also

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