derucc

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • dircu

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲe.ruk/

Noun

derucc f (genitive dercon, nominative plural dercoin)

  1. acorn

Inflection

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

  • Middle Irish: dercu
    • Scottish Gaelic: duirc
    • Irish: dercán

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

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

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