dearc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dercaid (“to look at, behold”), denominal from Old Irish derc (“eye, face”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲaɾˠk/

Verb

dearc (present analytic dearcann, future analytic dearcfaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearctha)

to regard (look upon in a given way), consider (assign some quality to) (+ mar (“as”))
to behold, look
to look at

Conjugation

conjugation of dearc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	dearcaim	dearcann tú; dearcair^†	dearcann sé, sí	dearcaimid	dearcann sibh	dearcann siad; dearcaid^†	a dhearcann; a dhearcas / a ndearcann; a ndearcas	dearctar
	past	dhearc mé; dhearcas	dhearc tú; dhearcais	dhearc sé, sí	dhearcamar; dhearc muid	dhearc sibh; dhearcabhair	dhearc siad; dhearcadar	a dhearc / ar dhearc*	dearcadh
	past habitual	dhearcainn / ndearcainn‡‡	dhearctá / ndearctá‡‡	dhearcadh sé, sí / ndearcadh sé, sí‡‡	dhearcaimis; dhearcadh muid / ndearcaimis‡‡; ndearcadh muid‡‡	dhearcadh sibh / ndearcadh sibh‡‡	dhearcaidís; dhearcadh siad / ndearcaidís‡‡; ndearcadh siad‡‡	a dhearcadh / a ndearcadh*	dhearctaí / ndearctaí‡‡
future		dearcfaidh mé; dearcfad	dearcfaidh tú; dearcfair^†	dearcfaidh sé, sí	dearcfaimid; dearcfaidh muid	dearcfaidh sibh	dearcfaidh siad; dearcfaid^†	a dhearcfaidh; a dhearcfas / a ndearcfaidh; a ndearcfas	dearcfar
conditional		dhearcfainn / ndearcfainn‡‡	dhearcfá / ndearcfá‡‡	dhearcfadh sé, sí / ndearcfadh sé, sí‡‡	dhearcfaimis; dhearcfadh muid / ndearcfaimis‡‡; ndearcfadh muid‡‡	dhearcfadh sibh / ndearcfadh sibh‡‡	dhearcfaidís; dhearcfadh siad / ndearcfaidís‡‡; ndearcfadh siad‡‡	a dhearcfadh / a ndearcfadh*	dhearcfaí / ndearcfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go ndearca mé; go ndearcad^†	go ndearca tú; go ndearcair^†	go ndearca sé, sí	go ndearcaimid; go ndearca muid	go ndearca sibh	go ndearca siad; go ndearcaid^†	—	go ndearctar
subjunctive	past	dá ndearcainn	dá ndearctá	dá ndearcadh sé, sí	dá ndearcaimis; dá ndearcadh muid	dá ndearcadh sibh	dá ndearcaidís; dá ndearcadh siad	—	dá ndearctaí
imperative		dearcaim	dearc	dearcadh sé, sí	dearcaimis	dearcaigí; dearcaidh^†	dearcaidís	—	dearctar
verbal noun		dearcadh
past participle		dearctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dearc	dhearc	ndearc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.