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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg."
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɝːɡ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɜːɡ/
Noun[edit]
derg (plural dergs)
Anagrams[edit]
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
derg
Declension[edit]
o/ā-stem | |||
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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 |
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “derg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Zazaki[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (darəga), Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
Adjective[edit]
derg (comparative dehana derg, superlative tewr derg)
Derived terms[edit]
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