dearc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dercaid (“to look at, behold”), denominal from Old Irish derc (“eye, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲaɾˠk/

Verb

dearc (present analytic dearcann, future analytic dearcfaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearctha)

1. to regard (look upon in a given way), consider (assign some quality to) [+ ar (object)] (+ mar (“as”))
2. to behold, look
3. to look at [+ ar (object)]

Conjugation

conjugation of dearc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	dearcaim	dearcann tú; dearcair†	dearcann sé, sí	dearcaimid	dearcann sibh	dearcann siad; dearcaid†	a dhearcann; a dhearcas / a ndearcann*; a ndearcas*	dearctar
	past	dhearc mé; dhearcas	dhearc tú; dhearcais	dhearc sé, sí	dhearcamar; dhearc muid	dhearc sibh; dhearcabhair	dhearc siad; dhearcadar	a dhearc / ar dhearc*	dearcadh
	past habitual	dhearcainn / ndearcainn‡‡	dhearctá / ndearctᇇ	dhearcadh sé, sí / ndearcadh sé, s퇇	dhearcaimis; dhearcadh muid / ndearcaimis‡‡; ndearcadh muid‡‡	dhearcadh sibh / ndearcadh sibh‡‡	dhearcaidís; dhearcadh siad / ndearcaidís‡‡; ndearcadh siad‡‡	a dhearcadh / a ndearcadh*	dhearctaí / ndearcta퇇
future		dearcfaidh mé; dearcfad	dearcfaidh tú; dearcfair†	dearcfaidh sé, sí	dearcfaimid; dearcfaidh muid	dearcfaidh sibh	dearcfaidh siad; dearcfaid†	a dhearcfaidh; a dhearcfas / a ndearcfaidh*; a ndearcfas*	dearcfar
conditional		dhearcfainn / ndearcfainn‡‡	dhearcfá / ndearcfᇇ	dhearcfadh sé, sí / ndearcfadh sé, s퇇	dhearcfaimis; dhearcfadh muid / ndearcfaimis‡‡; ndearcfadh muid‡‡	dhearcfadh sibh / ndearcfadh sibh‡‡	dhearcfaidís; dhearcfadh siad / ndearcfaidís‡‡; ndearcfadh siad‡‡	a dhearcfadh / a ndearcfadh*	dhearcfaí / ndearcfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndearca mé; go ndearcad†	go ndearca tú; go ndearcair†	go ndearca sé, sí	go ndearcaimid; go ndearca muid	go ndearca sibh	go ndearca siad; go ndearcaid†	—	go ndearctar
	past	dá ndearcainn	dá ndearctá	dá ndearcadh sé, sí	dá ndearcaimis; dá ndearcadh muid	dá ndearcadh sibh	dá ndearcaidís; dá ndearcadh siad	—	dá ndearctaí
imperative		dearcaim	dearc	dearcadh sé, sí	dearcaimis	dearcaigí; dearcaidh†	dearcaidís	—	dearctar
verbal noun		dearcadh
past participle		dearctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearc	dhearc	ndearc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dercaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dearcaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dearc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲɛɾçkʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular dearc, plural dearcan)

1. berry
2. a genus of pterosaur during the jurassic period

Synonyms

• sùbh

Derived terms

• dearc na sùla (“apple of the eye”)
• dearc-aitinn (“juniper berry”)
• dearc-dharaich (“acorn”)
• dearc-eighinn (“ivy berry”)
• dearc-fhìona (“grape; crowberry”)
• dearc-Fhrangach (“red or white currant”)
• dearc-fhraoich
• dearc-fithich (“crowberry”)
• dearc-iubhair (“yew berry”)
• dearc-ola (“olive”)
• dearc-roide (“bogmyrtle berry”)
• dearc-ubhal (“oak-apple”)
• dearcag
• lus nan dearc (“bilberry, blueberry”)
• preas nan dearc (“berry bush”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish erc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

1. speckled or striped animal, especially lizards and reptiles but also bees, wasps etc.

Derived terms

• dearc-luachrach

Etymology 3

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

1. (obsolete, anatomy) eye

   Synonym: sùil

2. opening, cavity

Verb

dearc (past dhearc, future dearcaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearcte)

1. behold, observe closely, examine
2. fix one's mind on