From hiatus form oäc, from early oëc, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos (compare Welsh ieuanc and Breton yaouank), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (compare English young).
óc (comparative oä, superlative oäm)
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | óc | óc | óc |
| Vocative | óic* óc** | ||
| Accusative | óc | óic | |
| Genitive | óic | óice | óic |
| Dative | óc | óic | óc |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | óic | óca | |
| Vocative | ócu óca† | ||
| Accusative | ócu óca† | ||
| Genitive | óc | ||
| Dative | ócaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
óc m
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | óc | ócL | óicL |
| Vocative | óic | ócL | ócuH |
| Accusative | ócN | ócL | ócuH |
| Genitive | óicL | óc | ócN |
| Dative | ócL | ócaib | ócaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| óc (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-óc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “óc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
From Proto-Vietic *c-ʔɔːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔuək ~ *huək (“brains”). Cognate with Bahnar 'ngok, Nyaheun tʔɔk and Besisi ʔatɔk.
(classifier bộ, khối) óc • (沃, 𩠭, 𫘴, 𫇂, 腛)