deac
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dekam-kʷe (literally “and ten”), with loss of the first k by dissimilation.[1]
Usage notes
When modifying a noun to indicate an amount between 11 and 19, deac follows the noun while its accompanying numeral simultaneously precedes the noun.
- cóic bliadni deac ― 15 years (Ml. 16c10) (literally, “five years -teen”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| deäc | deäc pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndeäc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Schrijver, Peter (1993) “Varia IV. OIr. dëec, dëac”, in Ériu, volume 44, pages 181–84
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “deec”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.