dechor

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • dechur

Etymology

From de- (in two, asunder) + cor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲexor/

Noun

dechor n (genitive dechuir, nominative plural dechor)

  1. difference, distinction
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 7d10
      Mógi sidi uili do Día; acht do·rigénsat in descipuil dechor etarru et déu diib: is hed on ɔsecha-som hic.
      They are all servants to God; but the disciples had made a distinction between them and (made) gods of them; that is what he corrects here.
    • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 27a9
      nibí dechor etir diall n‑anmann ⁊ pronominum
      there is no difference between the declension of nouns and pronouns

Declension

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dechorN, dechur dechorN, dechur dechorL, dechora
Vocative dechorN, dechur dechorN, dechur dechorL, dechora
Accusative dechorN, dechur dechorN, dechur dechorL, dechora
Genitive dechuirL dechor, dechur dechorN, dechur
Dative dechorL dechraib dechraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: deochair
    • Irish: deachair

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
dechor dechor
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndechor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Palauan

Etymology

Unknown; Blust (ACD) suggests < Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquD, but this etymology is not compatible with the regular sound changes of Palauan.

Verb

dechor

  1. to stand
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