géc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gec"

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin gaius.

Noun

géc m (plural gécs) (ORB, broad)

1. Eurasian jay

References

• geai in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• géc in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kankā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“branch”). Cognate with Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”) and Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲeːɡ/

Noun

géc f

1. branch, bough
2. limb

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gécL	géicL	gécaH
vocative	gécL	géicL	gécaH
accusative	géicN	géicL	gécaH
genitive	géiceH	gécL	gécN
dative	géicL	gécaib	gécaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: géag
• Scottish Gaelic: geug

Mutation

Mutation of géc

radical	lenition	nasalization
géc	géc pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngéc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.