Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg."
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derg (plural dergs)
From Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”).
derg
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | derg | derg | derg |
| Vocative | deirg* derg** | ||
| Accusative | derg | deirg | |
| Genitive | deirg | deirge | deirg |
| Dative | derg | deirg | derg |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | deirg | derga | |
| Vocative | dergu derga† | ||
| Accusative | dergu derga† | ||
| Genitive | derg | ||
| Dative | dergaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| derg | derg pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nderg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)