derucc
Old Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]derucc f (genitive dercon, nominative plural dercoin)
Inflection
[edit]| 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:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| derucc | derucc pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nderucc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “duircein”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ Windisch: Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dercu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language