derucc

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Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps related to dorc (piece), from Proto-Celtic *dorco, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (to split).[1] Or, possibly related to dair (oak).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

derucc f (genitive dercon, nominative plural dercoin)

  1. acorn

Inflection[edit]

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative derucc dercoinL dercoin
Vocative derucc dercoinL derconaH
Accusative dercoinN dercoinL derconaH
Genitive dercon derconL derconN
Dative dercoinL, deruccL derconaib derconaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Irish: dercu

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
derucc derucc
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
nderucc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “duircein”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Windisch: Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch

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