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Middle Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish derc, from Proto-Celtic *derkom, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).
Noun
derc n
- eye
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
derc
- mote in a sunbeam
Further reading
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| derc |
derc
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nderc
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *derkom, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).
Noun
derc n
- eye
- hole, aperture, cavity, hollow
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercL, derca
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| Vocative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercL, derca
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| Accusative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercL, derca
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| Genitive
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deircL
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derc
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dercN
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| Dative
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dercL
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dercaib
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dercaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 derc ‘aperture’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 derc ‘eye’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *derkos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-.[1] Stokes instead suggests that it is from the same origin as Etymology 1, in the sense of berries standing out as clearly visible.[2]
Noun
derc n
- berry
Inflection
| Neuter s-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercaeL
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| Vocative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercaeL
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| Accusative
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dercN
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dercN
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dercaeL
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| Genitive
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dercaeL
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dercae
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dercaeN
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| Dative
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deircL
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dercaib
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dercaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dearc”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 126
- ^ Stokes, Whitley, Bezzenberger, Adalbert (1894) Urkeltischer Sprachschatz (Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen; Zweiter Theil) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 149
Further reading
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| derc
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derc
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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nderc
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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