derucc
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- dircu
Etymology
Perhaps related to dorc (“piece”), from Proto-Celtic *dorco, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split”).[1] Or, possibly related to dair (“oak”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲe.ruk/
Inflection
| Feminine n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | derucc | dercoinL | dercoin |
| Vocative | derucc | dercoinL | derconaH |
| Accusative | dercoinN | dercoinL | derconaH |
| Genitive | dercon | derconL | derconN |
| Dative | dercoinL, deruccL | derconaib | derconaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: dercu
- Scottish Gaelic: duirc
- ⇒ Irish: dercán
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| derucc | derucc pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nderucc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “duircein”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Windisch: Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dercu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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