cearc
Irish
cearc
Etymology
From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caɾˠk/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /cæːɾˠk/
Declension
Declension of cearc
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- circín (diminutive)
- cró cearc (“henhouse”)
- cromán na gcearc (“hen-harrier”)
- gearrchearc (“bantam”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cearc | chearc | gcearc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cerc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “cearc” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "cearc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cearc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cearc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- cearc-Fhrangach (“turkey-hen”)
- cearc-ghur (“broody”)
- clamhan-nan-cearc (“hen harrier”)
- coileach Innseanach (“female guinea fowl”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cearc | chearc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “cerc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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