dearc

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Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

conjugation of dearc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present dearcaim dearcann tú;
dearcair† 		dearcann sé, sí dearcaimid dearcann sibh dearcann siad;
dearcaid† 		a dhearcann; a dhearcas /
a ndearcann* 		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 / ndearctᇇ dhearcadh sé, sí / ndearcadh sé, s퇇 dhearcaimis; dhearcadh muid / ndearcaimis‡‡; ndearcadh muid‡‡ dhearcadh sibh / ndearcadh sibh‡‡ dhearcaidís; dhearcadh siad / ndearcaidís‡‡; ndearcadh siad‡‡ a dhearcadh /
a ndearcadh* 		dhearctaí / ndearcta퇇
future dearcfaidh mé;
dearcfad 		dearcfaidh tú;
dearcfair† 		dearcfaidh sé, sí dearcfaimid;
dearcfaidh muid 		dearcfaidh sibh dearcfaidh siad;
dearcfaid† 		a dhearcfaidh; a dhearcfas /
a ndearcfaidh* 		dearcfar
conditional dhearcfainn / ndearcfainn‡‡ dhearcfá / ndearcfᇇ dhearcfadh sé, sí / ndearcfadh sé, s퇇 dhearcfaimis; dhearcfadh muid / ndearcfaimis‡‡; ndearcfadh muid‡‡ dhearcfadh sibh / ndearcfadh sibh‡‡ dhearcfaidís; dhearcfadh siad / ndearcfaidís‡‡; ndearcfadh siad‡‡ a dhearcfadh /
a ndearcfadh* 		dhearcfaí / ndearcfa퇇
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
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

Mutated forms of dearc
radical lenition eclipsis
dearc dhearc ndearc

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular dearc, plural dearcan)

  1. berry
  2. a genus of pterosaur during the jurassic period
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish erc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

  1. speckled or striped animal, especially lizards and reptiles but also bees, wasps etc.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish derc.

Noun

dearc f (genitive singular deirce, plural dearcan)

  1. (obsolete, anatomy) eye
    Synonym: sùil
  2. opening, cavity

Verb

dearc (past dhearc, future dearcaidh, verbal noun dearcadh, past participle dearcte)

  1. behold, observe closely, examine
  2. fix one's mind on
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