From Proto-Celtic *kerkā, imitative of harsh sounds, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, same source as Latin cornix (“crow”).
cerc f
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cercL | circL | cercaH |
Vocative | cercL | circL | cercaH |
Accusative | circN | circL | cercaH |
Genitive | circeH | cercL | cercN |
Dative | circL | cercaib | cercaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cerc | cherc | cerc pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Inherited from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos). Compare circ, a borrowed doublet.
cerc n (plural cercuri)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) cerc | cercul | (niște) cercuri | cercurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) cerc | cercului | (unor) cercuri | cercurilor |
vocative | cercule | cercurilor |
cerc