cerc

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kerkā, imitative of harsh sounds, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, same source as Latin cornix (“crow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cerc f

  1. hen (female chicken)
  2. female of other birds

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cearc
  • Manx: kiark
  • Scottish Gaelic: cearc

Mutation

Mutation of cerc
radical lenition nasalization
cerc cherc cerc
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos). Compare circ, a borrowed doublet.

Noun

cerc n (plural cercuri)

  1. a circle
Declension
Declension of cerc
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cerc cercul cercuri cercurile
genitive-dative cerc cercului cercuri cercurilor
vocative cercule cercurilor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cerc

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cerca
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