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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.
Suffix
-óc f
- Diminutive suffix.
- tu (“your”) + med (“weight?”) + -óc → Tu-Medóc (hypocoristic)
- do (“your”) + bec (“little”) + -óc → Do-Becóc (hypocoristic)
- mo (“your”) + cíar (“black”) + -óc → Mo-Chíaróc (hypocoristic)
Usage notes
After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -eóc.
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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-ócL
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-óicL
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-ócaH
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| Vocative
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-ócL
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-óicL
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-ócaH
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| Accusative
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-óicN
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-óicL
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-ócaH
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| Genitive
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-óiceH
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-ócL
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-ócN
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| Dative
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-óicL
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-ócaib
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-ócaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Category Old Irish terms suffixed with -óc not found
Descendants
References
Wiyot
Pronunciation
Suffix
-óc (postalveolar form -óč)
- Forms diminutive nouns
Derived terms
References
- Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 52