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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ankus, from Proto-Indo-European *néḱus.

Pronunciation

Noun

éc m (genitive éca)

  1. death

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative éc écL écae
Vocative éc écL écu
Accusative écN écL écu
Genitive écoH, écaH éco, éca écaeN
Dative écL écaib écaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: éag
  • Scottish Gaelic: eug

Further reading

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

éc

  1. (onomatopoeia, of a pig) squeal