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Middle Irish
Etymology
From airdirc + -us, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.
Pronunciation
- (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈar͈ðʲərkus/
- (later) IPA(key): /ˈar͈ɣʲərkəs/
Noun
airdircus m
- fame, renown
c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan hEriu dia aurdarcus.- Ailbhe was the dog’s name, and Ireland was full of his fame.
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of airdircus
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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airdircus
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-airdircus
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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