éc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ec"

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ankus, from Proto-Indo-European *néḱus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɡ/

Noun

éc m (genitive éca)

1. death

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	éc	écL	écae
Vocative	éc	écL	écu
Accusative	écN	écL	écu
Genitive	écoH, écaH	éco, éca	écaeN
Dative	écL	écaib	écaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Related terms

• écht

Descendants

• Irish: éag
• Scottish Gaelic: eug

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “éc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˥]

Interjection

éc

1. (onomatopoeia, of a pig) squeal

Related terms

• ủn ỉn
• lợn; heo
• ỉn